Nahum

Na·hum ¹

 (nā′həm, nā′əm)

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

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[Hebrew naḥûm, comfort, from niḥam, to console; see nḥm in Semitic roots.]

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Na·hum ²

 (nā′həm, nā′əm)

n.

See Table at Bible.

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[After Nahum.]

Nahum

(ˈneɪhəm)

n

1. (Bible) a Hebrew prophet of the 7th century bc

2. (Bible) the book containing his oracles

Na•hum

(ˈneɪ həm)

n.

1. a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.

2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.

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

Translations

Naum