נחום

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Hebrew

Root
נ־ח־ם (n-kh-m)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

נַחוּם • (nakhúm) m

  1. (biblical) Nahum (a book of the Tanakh / the Old Testament of the Bible)
  2. (biblical) Nahum (the minor prophet who wrote that book)
  3. a male given name, equivalent to English Nahum
  4. a surname

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Yiddish

Etymology

Derived from Hebrew נַחוּם (nakhúm).

Proper noun

נחום • (nokhem) m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Nahum
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