Strong's Lexicon

H5150

H5150 — נִחוּם נִחוּם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnichuwmnoun mascOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1344b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5150
Word:נִחוּם נִחוּם
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H5162
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:nichuwm
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:nee-khoom' (or nichum {nee-khoom'}) n-m.
Meaning:1. (properly) consoled 2. abstractly, solace
KJV Renderings:comfort(-able), repenting.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5121

[נִחוּם] noun masculine

1. comfort, plural נִחֻמִים Isa 57:18; Zech 1:13.
2. compassion, suffix נִחוּיָ֑ Hos 11:8 ( We reads רַחֲמָ֑י).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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