Nahum
נַחוּםStrong’s H5151nachum (na-chum)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Nachum is the Hebrew word usually translated “nahum”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.”
Meaning
- A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Nam.1.1
How it's translated
- nahum 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nahum 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
נַחוּם nachum · Nahum
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Nam.1.1 § 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.