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About Nachum

Hebrew Name

נַחוּם

English Name

Nachum

Phonetic Spelling

na-KHUM
What does Nachum mean?
Comforter

מַשָּׂ֖א נִֽינְוֵ֑ה סֵ֧פֶר חֲז֛וֹן נַח֖וּם הָאֶלְקֹשִֽׁי׃

A pronouncement on Nineveh: The Book of the Prophecy of Nachum the Elkoshite.

ma-SA ni-NE-veh SE-fer cha-ZON na-KHUm ha-el-KO-shee

Nahum 1:1

Description about Nachum
Nahum was a prophet from the village of Elkosh during the reign of Menasseh king of Yehuda.
Attribute of Nachum
Comforter of the oppressed.
Where is Nachum in the Bible?
The Book of Nahum
What did Nachum do in the Bible?
He was a contemporary of the prophets Joel and Habbakuk in the middle of the 7th century BCE. He prophesied about the destruction of the kingdom of Assyria, the most powerful nation at the time.
What does the Bible say about Nachum?
Comforter

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