Naioth
NAIOTH
The abode of Samuel, and his pupils in a “school of the prophets,” 1Sa 19:18-24 20:1. It appears to have been a suburb of Ramah; and David, having sought refuge there with Samuel, was pursued by Saul.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Naioth
(Heb., margin, nayoth’, , dwellings; text, Nevayoth’, ; Sept. , v.r. and : Vulg. Najoth), or, more fully, “Naioth in Ramah,” a place in which Samuel and David took refuge together, after the latter had made his escape from the jealous fury of Saul (1Sa 19:18-19; 1Sa 19:22-23; 1Sa 20:1). “Naioth” occurs both in Heb. and A.V. in 1Sa 19:18 only. The Sept. supplies in that verse. The Vulg. adheres to the Hebrew. It is evident from 1Sa 19:18 that Naioth was not actually in Ramah, Samuel’s habitual residence, though from the affix it must have been near it (Ewald, 3:66). In its corrected form (Keri) the name becomes a mere appellation, and from an early date has been interpreted to mean the huts or dwellings of a school or college of prophets over which Samuel presided, as Elisha did over those at Gilgal and Jericho. This appears first in the Targum-Jonathan, where for Naioth we find throughout , “the house of instruction,” the term which appears in later times to have been regularly applied to the schools of the rabbis (Buxtorf, Lex. Talm. col. 106); and there col. 106:20 is rendered, “And they saw the company of scribes singing praises, and Samuel teaching, standing over them,” thus introducing the idea of Samuel as a teacher. Jerome, in his notice of this name in the Onomasticon (s.v. Namoth), refers to his observations thereon in the “libri Hebraicarum quaestionum.” As, however, we at present possess these books, they contain no reference to Naioth. Josephus calls it “a certain place named Galbaath” (), and distinguishes it from Ramah (Ant. 6:11, 5). R. Isaiah and other Jewish commentators state that Ramah was the name of a hill, and Naioth of the place upon it. SEE RAMAH.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Naioth
dwellings, the name given to the prophetical college established by Samuel near Ramah. It consisted of a cluster of separate dwellings, and hence its name. David took refuge here when he fled from Saul (1 Sam. 19:18, 19, 22, 23), and here he passed a few weeks in peace (comp. Ps. 11). It was probably the common residence of the “sons of the prophets.”
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Naioth
(“dwellings”.) So the Hebrew margin or Qeri; but the kethib or text has Nevaioth. “At” or “near” (not “in” as KJV) Ramah. The dwellings of a college of prophets, under Samuel (1Sa 19:18-23; 1Sa 20:1). Thither David fled from Saul, and probably assumed their garb to escape discovery. Now probably Beit Haninah at the head of the wady Haninah; immediately to the E. of neby Samwil, the ancient Ramah of Samuel.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Naioth
NAIOTH.A place in Ramah, where was a company of the prophets. Here David fled to Samuel after Saul had attacked him with a javelin; hither Saul pursued him, and was seized with an ecstatic fit of some kind (1Sa 19:18-24). Nothing is known of the situation of the place. It is not even absolutely certain that Naioth is a proper name; but opinions differ respecting its possible meaning.
R. A. S. Macalister.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Naioth
The place where David fled from Saul. (1Sa 19:22) It is in the plural number, and means beauties, from the same root.
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Naioth
nayoth, noth (, nayoth; Codex Vaticanus , Auath; Codex Alexandrinus , Nauioth): This is the name given to a place in Ramah to which David went with Samuel when he fled and escaped from Saul (1Sa 19:18, etc.). The term has often been taken as meaning houses or habitations; but this cannot be justified. There is no certainty as to exactly what the word signified. Clearly, however, it attached to a particular locality in Ramah; and whatever its etymological significance, it denoted a place where the prophets dwelt together. On approaching it in pursuit of David, Saul was overcome by the Spirit of God, and conducted himself like one possessed, giving rise to the proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Naioth
Naioth, a place in or near Ramah, where Samuel abode with his disciples (1Sa 19:18-19; 1Sa 19:22-23; 1Sa 20:1).
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Naioth
[Na’ioth]
Place near Ramah, where Samuel resided, and whither David resorted. 1Sa 19:18-23; 1Sa 20:1. Not identified.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Naioth
H5121
A place in Ramah.
1Sa 19:18-19; 1Sa 19:22; 1Sa 20:1
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Naioth
Naioth (n’yoth), habitations. A place near Raman where Samuel dwelt. 1Sa 19:18-23; 1Sa 20:1. Some interpret the word to mean a school of prophets over which Samuel presided.
Fuente: People’s Dictionary of the Bible
Naioth
Na’ioth. (habitations). Maioth, or more fully, “Naioth in Ramah.” A place of Mount Ephraim, the birthplace of Samuel and Saul, and in which Samuel and David took refuge together, after the latter had made his escape, from the jealous fury of Saul. 1Sa 19:18-19; 1Sa 19:22-23; 1Sa 20:1.
It is evident from 1Sa 20:18, that Naioth was not actually in Ramah, Samuel’s habitual residence. In its corrected form, the name signifies “habitations”, and probably, means the huts or dwellings of a school or college of prophets over which Samuel presided as Elisha did over those at Gilgal and Jericho.