נְחוּם

ne.chumProper Noun (Masculine)H5149

Nehum

From: from H5162 (נָחַם); comforted;

Short Definition

Nechum, an Israelite

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; also called Harim at ; Nehum at ; Another name of re.chum (*רְחוּם *"Rehum" H7348A) § Nehum = "comfort" one of the exiles who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

1 time

Appears 1 time in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

  • Nehemiah 7:7

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