Strong's H5151 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: נַחוּם (Nachûwm)

Pronunciation: nakh-oom'

POS: nakh-oom' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from ; comfortable;

Definition: from נָחַם; comfortable; Nachum, an Israelite prophet; Nahum.

KJV Usage: Nahum.

Senses[edit | edit source]

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

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G3486
• GREEK G2584

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