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Hebrew
Pronunciation
Proper noun
נַחוּם • (nakhúm) m
- (biblical) Nahum (a book of the Tanakh / the Old Testament of the Bible)
- (biblical) Nahum (the minor prophet who wrote that book)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Nahum
- a surname
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Yiddish
Etymology
Derived from Hebrew נַחוּם (nakhúm).
Proper noun
נחום • (nokhem) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Nahum