Nahum
/ˈneɪ.əm/noun
A Hebrew prophetic name, also the title of a book in the Old Testament.
Did you know?Nahum comes from the Hebrew root n-ḥ-m, the same root behind ideas of comfort, consolation, and repentance in Biblical Hebrew.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
נַחוּם (Naḥūm)
“A personal name meaning comfort or consolation”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
נחם (n-ḥ-m)
“To comfort, console, or relent”
Greek Septuagint
Greek
Ναούμ (Naoum)
“A transliterated Hebrew name”
Latin Vulgate
Latin
Nahum
“A transliterated Hebrew name”
Modern English
English
Nahum
“The biblical prophet and the book named after him”
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