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Na·hum 1

 (nā′həm, nā′əm)
A Hebrew prophet of the seventh century bc who predicted the fall of Nineveh.

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

Na·hum 2

 (nā′həm, nā′əm)
n.
See Table at Bible.

[After Nahum.]
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Nahum

(ˈneɪhəm)
n
1. (Bible) a Hebrew prophet of the 7th century bc
2. (Bible) the book containing his oracles
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Na•hum

(ˈneɪ həm)

n.
1. a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.
2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.
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Noun1.Nahum - a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BCNahum - a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
2.Nahum - an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
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
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