Nahum (redirected from Nachum)

Na·hum ¹  (nhm, nm)

A Hebrew prophet of the seventh century b.c. who predicted the fall of Nineveh.

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[Hebrew naûm, comfort, from niam, to console; see nm in Semitic roots.]

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Na·hum ²  (nhm, nm)

n. Abbr. Nah. or Na

See Table at Bible.

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[After Nahum.]

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Nahum [ˈneɪhəm]

n Old Testament

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a Hebrew prophet of the 7th century bc

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the book containing his oracles

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Nahum - a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
	2.	Nahum - an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh Book of Nahum Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Nebiim, Prophets - the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures