מְנַחֵם֙ — Lamentations 1:21 Hebrew Word Study

מְנַחֵם֙

𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤌

menachem

to comfort

a primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself); comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).

H5162

Lamentations 1:21 · Word #6

Lexicon `H5162`

Lemma	נָחַם
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤍𐤇𐤌
Transliteration	nâcham
Strong's	H5162
In-context	to comfort

Morphology `HVprmsa` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`p` — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation	`r` — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H4505-01`

Comforter (male)

Root	נחם (n-ḥ-m)
Core Meanings	comfort, console, ease sorrow, relent, be moved to pity
Semantic Range	to comfort, console, bring relief from grief, show compassion, cause to repent or relent (in other stems)
Conceptual Significance	As a personal name, "Comforter" embodies the biblical theme of divine consolation and compassionate response to suffering. The root נחם frequently describes both human comfort and YHWH’s relenting or compassionate turning, making the name theologically resonant within Israel’s narrative of judgment and restoration.
Morphological Notes	Piel active participle, masculine singular, functioning as a proper noun (personal name). The participial form denotes an agent—"one who comforts."
Rendering Rationale	The name מְנַחֵם is the Piel masculine singular participle of נחם, meaning "one who comforts" or "one who brings consolation." Rendering it as "Comforter (male)" preserves both the active intensive sense of the Piel stem and the masculine singular form reflected in the morphology, while retaining the root’s core idea of giving comfort.

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Words from Root נחם (comfort, console, ease sorrow, relent, be moved to pity)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H5162-01`	anachamekhe	I will comfort you
`H5162-02`	anachemekhem	I will deeply comfort you (men)
`H5162-03`	benachamekhe	in the comforting of you (feminine singular)
`H5162-04`	enachem	I will be moved to relent
`H5162-05`	hinachem	to be comforted / to be moved to relent
`H5162-06`	lehinachem	to be moved to regret or compassion
`H5162-07`	lehitenachem	to comfort oneself
`H5162-08`	lenachameni	to comfort me
`H5162-09`	lenachamo	to bring him comfort
`H5162-10`	lenachem	to bring comfort
`H5162-11`	menachamey	comforters of
`H5162-12`	menachamim	comforting ones
`H5162-13`	menachemekhem	the one comforting you (masc. plural)
`H5162-14`	mitenachem	one consoling himself
`H5162-15`	nachamu	Bring comfort, you men!
`H5165-01`	nechamati	my consolation
`H5166-01`	nechemeyah	Yah-Comforts
`H5162-16`	nicham	he relented
`H5162-17`	nichametani	you have brought me comfort
`H5162-18`	nichameti	I have relented
`H5150-01`	nichumay	my consolations
`H5150-02`	nichumim	consolations
`H5164-01`	nocham	a relenting
`H5162-19`	nuchamah	she was deeply comforted
`H8576-01`	tanechumet	Tanchumeth ("Consolation," feminine)
`H8575-01`	tanechumim	comfortings
`H8575-02`	tanechumoteykhem	your consoling compassions
`H5162-20`	tenachameni	you (masculine singular) will deeply comfort me / she will deeply comfort me
`H5162-21`	tenachamenu	she will bring him comfort
`H5162-22`	tenachamuni	you men will bring me comfort
`H5162-23`	tenuchamu	you all shall be comforted
`H5162-24`	ulenachamo	and to bring him comfort
`H5162-25`	utenachameni	and you comfort me
`H5162-26`	vaanachamekhe	and I will tenderly-comfort you
`H5162-27`	vaetenecham	and I consoled myself
`H5162-28`	vayenachamu	and they comforted
`H5162-29`	vayenachem	and he brought comfort
`H5162-30`	vayinachamu	and they were comforted
`H5162-31`	vayinachem	and he was moved to compassion
`H5162-32`	vehinachem	and be comforted
`H5162-33`	vehinechameti	and I will be comforted
`H5162-34`	velamenachamim	and to the comforting-ones
`H5162-35`	venicham	and he was moved to compassion
`H5162-36`	venichametani	and you comforted me
`H5162-37`	venichametem	and you yourselves were comforted
`H5162-38`	venichameti	and I was moved to pity
`H5162-39`	venichametim	and I have consoled them
`H5162-40`	venichamu	and they were comforted
`H5162-41`	veyinachem	and he will be moved to pity
`H5162-42`	veyitenecham	and he will relent himself
`H5162-43`	yenachamenu	he will comfort us
`H5162-44`	yenachamuni	they will comfort me
`H5162-45`	yenachem	he will comfort
`H5162-46`	yenachemun	they will deeply comfort
`H5162-47`	yinachem	he will relent in compassion
`H5162-48`	yitenecham	he will relent himself

Word Usage (108 occurrences of H5162)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 5:29	יְנַחֲמֵ֤/נוּ	yenachamenu	will comfort us
Genesis 6:6	וַ/יִּנָּ֣חֶם	vayinachem	and regretted
Genesis 6:7	נִחַ֖מְתִּי	nichameti	I am sorry
Genesis 24:67	וַ/יִּנָּחֵ֥ם	vayinachem	and was comforted
Genesis 27:42	מִתְנַחֵ֥ם	mitenachem	is consoling himself
Genesis 37:35	לְ/נַחֲמ֗/וֹ	lenachamo	to comfort him
Genesis 37:35	לְ/הִתְנַחֵ֔ם	lehitenachem	to be comforted
Genesis 38:12	וַ/יִּנָּ֣חֶם	vayinachem	and he was comforted
Genesis 50:21	וַ/יְנַחֵ֣ם	vayenachem	And he comforted
Exodus 13:17	יִנָּחֵ֥ם	yinachem	change their minds
Exodus 32:12	וְ/הִנָּחֵ֥ם	vehinachem	and relent
Exodus 32:14	וַ/יִּנָּ֖חֶם	vayinachem	and-relented
Numbers 23:19	וְ/יִתְנֶחָ֑ם	veyitenecham	that he should repent
Deuteronomy 32:36	יִתְנֶחָ֑ם	yitenecham	will have compassion
Judges 2:18	יִנָּחֵ֤ם	yinachem	he-was-moved-to-pity
Judges 21:6	וַ/יִּנָּֽחֲמוּ֙	vayinachamu	and were sorry
Judges 21:15	נִחָ֖ם	nicham	were sorry
1 Samuel 15:11	נִחַ֗מְתִּי	nichameti	I regret
1 Samuel 15:29	יִנָּחֵ֑ם	yinachem	repent
1 Samuel 15:29	לְ/הִנָּחֵֽם	lehinachem	that he should repent
1 Samuel 15:35	נִחָ֔ם	nicham	regretted
2 Samuel 10:2	לְ/נַחֲמ֛/וֹ	lenachamo	to comfort him
2 Samuel 10:3	מְנַֽחֲמִ֑ים	menachamim	comforters
2 Samuel 12:24	וַ/יְנַחֵ֣ם	vayenachem	and comforted
2 Samuel 13:39	נִחַ֥ם	nicham	he was comforted
2 Samuel 24:16	וַ/יִּנָּ֤חֶם	vayinachem	and relented
Isaiah 1:24	אֶנָּחֵ֣ם	enachem	I will be relieved
Isaiah 12:1	וּֽ/תְנַחֲמֵֽ/נִי	utenachameni	and you comfort me
Isaiah 22:4	לְ/נַֽחֲמֵ֔/נִי	lenachameni	me
Isaiah 40:1	נַחֲמ֥וּ	nachamu	Comfort
Isaiah 40:1	נַחֲמ֖וּ	nachamu-2	comfort
Isaiah 49:13	נִחַ֤ם	nicham	has comforted
Isaiah 51:3	נִחַ֨ם	nicham	will comfort
Isaiah 51:3	נִחַם֙	nicham-2	will comfort
Isaiah 51:12	מְנַחֶמְ/כֶ֑ם	menachemekhem	who comforts you
Isaiah 51:19	אֲנַחֲמֵֽ/ךְ	anachamekhe	shall comfort you
Isaiah 52:9	נִחַ֤ם	nicham	has comforted
Isaiah 54:11	נֻחָ֑מָה	nuchamah	comforted
Isaiah 57:6	אֶנָּחֵֽם	enachem	Should I be comforted?
Isaiah 61:2	לְ/נַחֵ֖ם	lenachem	to comfort
Isaiah 66:13	תְּנַחֲמֶ֑/נּוּ	tenachamenu	comforts him
Isaiah 66:13	אֲנַ֣חֶמְ/כֶ֔ם	anachemekhem	will comfort you
Isaiah 66:13	תְּנֻחָֽמוּ	tenuchamu	you shall be comforted
Jeremiah 4:28	נִחַ֖מְתִּי	nichameti	I will relent
Jeremiah 8:6	נִחָם֙	nicham	repented
Jeremiah 15:6	הִנָּחֵֽם	hinachem	of relenting
Jeremiah 16:7	לְ/נַחֲמ֣/וֹ	lenachamo	to comfort him
Jeremiah 18:8	וְ/נִֽחַמְתִּי֙	venichameti	I will relent
Jeremiah 18:10	וְ/נִֽחַמְתִּי֙	venichameti	then I will relent
Jeremiah 20:16	נִחָ֑ם	nicham	relented
Jeremiah 26:3	וְ/נִחַמְתִּ֣י	venichameti	and I will relent
Jeremiah 26:13	וְ/יִנָּחֵ֣ם	veyinachem	and YHWH will relent
Jeremiah 26:19	וַ/יִּנָּ֣חֶם	vayinachem	and-relented
Jeremiah 31:13	וְ/נִ֣חַמְתִּ֔י/ם	venichametim	and will comfort them
Jeremiah 31:15	לְ/הִנָּחֵ֥ם	lehinachem	to be comforted
Jeremiah 31:19	נִחַ֔מְתִּי	nichameti	I repented
Jeremiah 42:10	נִחַ֨מְתִּי֙	nichameti	I have relented
Ezekiel 5:13	וְ/הִנֶּחָ֑מְתִּי	vehinechameti	and I will be comforted
Ezekiel 14:22	וְ/נִחַמְתֶּ֗ם	venichametem	and you will be comforted
Ezekiel 14:23	וְ/נִחֲמ֣וּ	venichamu	they will comfort
Ezekiel 16:54	בְּ/נַחֲמֵ֖/ךְ	benachamekhe	in comforting
Ezekiel 24:14	אֶנָּחֵ֑ם	enachem	will I relent
Ezekiel 31:16	וַ/יִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּ	vayinachamu	and they were comforted
Ezekiel 32:31	וְ/נִחַ֖ם	venicham	and be comforted
Joel 2:13	וְ/נִחָ֖ם	venicham	and-relenting
Joel 2:14	וְ/נִחָ֑ם	venicham	and relent
Amos 7:3	נִחַ֥ם	nicham	YHWH repented
Amos 7:6	נִחַ֥ם	nicham	relented
Jonah 3:9	וְ/נִחַ֖ם	venicham	and relent
Jonah 3:10	וַ/יִּנָּ֣חֶם	vayinachem	and relented
Jonah 4:2	וְ/נִחָ֖ם	venicham	and who relents
Nahum 3:7	מְנַחֲמִ֖ים	menachamim	comforters
Zechariah 1:17	וְ/נִחַ֨ם	venicham	will comfort
Zechariah 8:14	נִחָֽמְתִּי	nichameti	I relented
Zechariah 10:2	יְנַֽחֵמ֑וּ/ן	yenachemun	they comfort
Psalms 23:4	יְנַֽחֲמֻֽ/נִי	yenachamuni	comfort me
Psalms 69:21	וְ֝/לַ/מְנַחֲמִ֗ים	velamenachamim	and-for-comforters
Psalms 71:21	תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽ/נִי	tenachameni	you will comfort me
Psalms 77:3	הִנָּחֵ֣ם	hinachem	to be comforted
Psalms 86:17	וְ/נִחַמְתָּֽ/נִי	venichametani	and-comforted-me
Psalms 90:13	וְ֝/הִנָּחֵ֗ם	vehinachem	and be sorry
Psalms 106:45	וַ֝/יִּנָּחֵ֗ם	vayinachem	and relented
Psalms 110:4	יִנָּחֵ֗ם	yinachem	repent
Psalms 119:52	וָֽ/אֶתְנֶחָֽם	vaetenecham	and I comforted myself
Psalms 119:76	לְ/נַחֲמֵ֑/נִי	lenachameni	to comfort me
Psalms 119:82	תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽ/נִי	tenachameni	will you comfort me
Psalms 135:14	יִתְנֶחָֽם	yitenecham	he-will-be-comforted
Job 2:11	וּֽ/לְ/נַחֲמֽ/וֹ	ulenachamo	and to comfort him
Job 7:13	תְּנַחֲמֵ֣/נִי	tenachameni	will comfort me
Job 16:2	מְנַחֲמֵ֖י	menachamey	comforters
Job 21:34	תְּנַחֲמ֣וּ/נִי	tenachamuni	will you comfort me
Job 29:25	יְנַחֵֽם	yenachem	comforts
Job 42:6	וְ/נִחַ֑מְתִּי	venichameti	and repent
Job 42:11	וַ/יְנַחֲמ֣וּ	vayenachamu	and consoled
Ruth 2:13	נִֽחַמְתָּ֔/נִי	nichametani	you have comforted me
Lamentations 1:2	מְנַחֵ֖ם	menachem	to comfort
Lamentations 1:9	מְנַחֵ֖ם	menachem	comforter
Lamentations 1:16	מְנַחֵ֖ם	menachem	comforter
Lamentations 1:17	מְנַחֵם֙	menachem	one to comfort
Lamentations 1:21	מְנַחֵם֙	menachem	to comfort
Lamentations 2:13	וַ/אֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔/ךְ	vaanachamekhe	that I may comfort you
Ecclesiastes 4:1	מְנַחֵ֔ם	menachem
Ecclesiastes 4:1	מְנַחֵֽם	menachem-2
1 Chronicles 7:22	לְ/נַחֲמֽ/וֹ	lenachamo	to comfort him
1 Chronicles 19:2	לְ/נַחֲמ֣/וֹ	lenachamo	to comfort him
1 Chronicles 19:2	לְ/נַחֲמֽ/וֹ	lenachamo-2	to comfort him
1 Chronicles 19:3	מְנַחֲמִ֑ים	menachamim	comforters
1 Chronicles 21:15	וַ/יִּנָּ֣חֶם	vayinachem	and he repented

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Lexicon H5162

Morphology HVprmsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H4505-01

Words from Root נחם (comfort, console, ease sorrow, relent, be moved to pity)

Word Usage (108 occurrences of H5162)

Lexicon `H5162`

Morphology `HVprmsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H4505-01`