נַחוּם
nachum · Nahum
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5151 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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nachum (נַחוּם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Nahum”.
The prophet who announced the fall of Nineveh. The name means "comfort," from the same root as "to comfort."
How to say it
na·chum
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Nahum 1:1
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.