Means "comforter" in Hebrew, from the root נָחַם (nacham). Nahum is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. He authored the Book of Nahum in which the downfall of Nineveh is foretold.
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Other Languages & CulturesNaoum(Biblical Greek)Nachum(Biblical Hebrew)Naum(Bulgarian)Nachum(Hebrew)Naum(Macedonian)Naum(Russian)