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נְחוּם

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Nechum

H5149 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נחם to comfort, to console, to show compassion, to be sorry

Definition

Personal name meaning 'comforted.' In biblical usage, נְחוּם (Nᵉchûwm) occurs as the name of a single individual listed among those returning from exile. The primary sense of the name derives from a passive or resultative participial form, indicating one who has been comforted or has received consolation.

Semantic Range

comforted (as a personal name), Nechum—an Israelite individual; does not function as a common noun in biblical usage

Root / Etymology

From the root נָחַם (nacham), meaning 'to comfort, to console, to show compassion, to be sorry.' נְחוּם is the passive or resultative participle form, literally 'comforted.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

נְחוּם is attested as a personal name in Nehemiah 7:7, identifying an individual among the returnees from the Babylonian exile. Its form reflects a relatively common Israelite naming practice of employing participial or resultative forms to express attributes (here, 'comforted'). The usage of this name may have resonated particularly in post-exilic contexts, signaling hope or gratitude for deliverance or consolation after the trauma of exile. While נָחַם as a verb has a wide semantic range (including 'to relent,' 'to regret,' 'to be moved to pity'), as a proper name, the sense is focused on 'comforted.' English translations typically reproduce the name as either 'Nechum' or 'Nehum.' The traditional rendering 'Nehum' in some versions reflects transliteration conventions but does not reflect a shift in meaning.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from נָחַם; comforted; Nechum, an Israelite; Nehum.

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Root Family

נחם (n-ḥ-m) — to comfort, to console, to show compassion, to be sorry

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4505 מְנַחֵם Comforter
H5100 נְהָמָה like roaring of
H5150 נִחוּם my consolations
H5151 נַחוּם Comforted-one
H5162 נָחַם I will deeply comfort you

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5149-01 נְח֣וּם nechum HNp Nehum Comforted One 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5149-01 Nehemiah 7:7 נְח֣וּם nechum HNp Nehum Comforted One
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