Nachûwm — H5151

Definition

masculine proper noun

Nachum, an Israelite prophet

1. Nahum = "comfort"
2. the Elkoshite, prophet who predicted the fall and destruction of Nineveh; writer of the book by his name; personal history and situation unknown

Usually translated as

Nahum

Origin

from H5162; comfortable

• Derived from Nâcham (H5162)

Greek equivalents

• Naoúm (G3486)
• Kapernaoúm (G2584)

Occurrences

Nachûwm occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nahum (1)

• Nahum 1:1 — The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum (נַח֖וּם) the Elkoshite.