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HebrewH5162Verb

נָחַם

na.cham

98Occurrences
H5162Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
comfort 1) to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be sorry, be moved to pity, have compassion 1a2) to be sorry, rue, suffer grief, repent 1a3) to comfort oneself, be comforted 1a4) to comfort oneself, ease oneself 1b) (Piel) to comfort, console 1c) (Pual) to be comforted, be consoled 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to be sorry, have compassion 1d2) to rue, repent of 1d3) to comfort oneself, be comforted 1d4) to ease oneself Also means: na.cham (*נָחַם *": relent" H5162H)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

נָחַם appears 98 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
14
Isaiah
13
Psalms
10
Genesis
8
Ezk
7
Job
7
Lamentations
6
2 Samuel
5

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 19:2BSB

And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.”So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

Ezk 14:22BSB

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Isaiah 49:13BSB

Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth;break forth in song, O mountains!For the LORD has comforted His people,and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

Jeremiah 26:19BSB

Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

Lamentations 1:2BSB

She weeps aloud in the night,with tears upon her cheeks.Among all her loversthere is no one to comfort her.All her friends have betrayed her;they have become her enemies.

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