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Nahum

na·hum

UK/ˈneɪəm/ US/ˈneɪhʌm/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC

2.

an Old Testament book telling Nahum''s prophecy of the fall of Nineveh

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Origin

Derived from Hebrew נַחוּם (nakhúm, “consolation”).

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