Menachem
/məˈnɑːxəm/noun
A Hebrew masculine given name meaning “comforter” or “one who consoles.”
Did you know?Menachem was also the name of a ninth-century BCE king of Israel, whose reign is recorded in the Hebrew Bible.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
מְנַחֵם (Menaḥem)
“Comforter; one who consoles”
First Millennium BCE
Hebrew
נָחַם (nāḥam)
“To feel sorrow, repent, or offer consolation, depending on the verbal form and context”
9th Century BCE
Hebrew
מְנַחֵם
“Personal name borne by Menahem, king of Israel”
Greek Septuagint
Greek
Μαναήμ (Manaēm)
“Transliteration of the Hebrew personal name”
Latin Bible
Latin
Manahem
“Latinized form of the biblical name”
Modern English
English
Menachem
“A Hebrew masculine given name, also spelled Menahem or Menachem”