HebrewH5151Proper Noun (Masculine)

נַחוּם

na.chum

1Occurrences
H5151Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Nachum, an Israelite prophet

from H5162 (נָחַם); comfortable;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at § Nahum = "comfort" the Elkoshite, prophet who predicted the fall and destruction of Nineveh; writer of the book by his name; personal history and situation unknown

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

נַחוּם appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Nam
1

Key Passages

Nam 1:1BSB

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