Strong H5151נַחוּם
Nahum
- Transliteration
- nachûm
- Pronunciation
- nakh-oom'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
From H5162; comfortable;
{Nachum} an Israelitish prophet: - Nahum.
{Nachum} an Israelitish prophet: - Nahum.
Meaning of the name
Nahum = "comfort"
Detailed definition
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Nam.1.1
In the biblical story
Nahum
Old Testament prophet, author of the Book of Nahum.
Nahum, identified as the Elkoshite, was a prophet of God who delivered a message of judgment against the Assyrian city of Nineveh.
In the Bible
Strong H5151 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- nahum1
First verses
- Nahum 1:1The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.