Nachum נַחוּם
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| נַחוּם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nachum |
| Strong's number | H5151 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Nahum |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Nachum (Hebrew נַחוּם, Strong's H5151) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Nahum”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
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
§ 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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | nahum (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | nahum (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nachum, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Nahum
- Nahum 1:1The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.This is the burden against Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).