Etymology

Nahum

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Today it means: A book of the Tanakh / the Old Testament of the Bible. Full definition →

Hebrew נַחוּם
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromנַחוּם“consolation”
  2. English todayNahum

Derived from Hebrew נַחוּם (nakhúm, “consolation”).

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