How many times is Naomi mentioned in the Bible?
The word Naomi appears 20 times in the King James Version, in 19 verses. Counting every form (Naomi, Naomi's), it appears 21 times in 20 verses across 1 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Naomi 20 times (21 with every form).
Naomi in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Naomi counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Naomi | 20 | 20 |
| Naomi's | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 21 |
What the name Naomi means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Naomi as "beautiful; agreeable".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Naomi most
Naomi appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. Ruth has the most (21).
First and last mention of Naomi
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
The verse that uses it most is Ruth 2:20, 2 times:
And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
Common questions
How many times is Naomi in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 21 of the 21 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Naomi appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. Ruth has the most (21).
Where is Naomi first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Ruth 1:2: "And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there." The last is Ruth 4:17.
What does the name Naomi mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Naomi as "beautiful; agreeable".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.