67%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts נַחוּם(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. NAY-əm(English) NAY-həm(English) [key · IPA] Meaning & History 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. See All Relations · Show Family TreeRelated Names Other Languages & CulturesNaoum(Biblical Greek) Nachum(Biblical Hebrew) Naum(Bulgarian) Nachum(Hebrew) Naum(Macedonian) Naum(Russian) Categories biblical, books of the Bible, comfort, minor prophets of the Old Testament Entry updated May 31, 2018
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