Tanhum
/ˈtæn.həm/noun
A Hebrew masculine given name meaning consolation or comfort.
Did you know?Tanhum is related to the biblical name Nahum, both deriving from the Hebrew root נ־ח־ם, associated with consolation and relief after distress.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*naḥam
“A reconstructed root associated with sighing, grief, compassion, and consolation”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
נָחַם (nāḥam)
“To be sorry, repent, relent, or comfort, depending on context”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
תַּנְחוּם (Tanḥūm)
“Consolation or comfort”
Late Antique Hebrew and Aramaic
Hebrew/Aramaic
Tanḥum
“A personal name formed from the idea of consolation”
Medieval to Modern English
English
Tanhum
“An English transliteration of the Hebrew personal name Tanḥum”