What does נִחוּם (niḥûm) mean in the Bible?
נִחוּם (niḥûm): Comfort through consolation; divine compassion that reverses grief or prompts relational restoration between God and people
Hebrew · H5150
נִחוּם
נִחוּם (niḥûm): Comfort through consolation; divine compassion that reverses grief or prompts relational restoration between God and people
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נִחוּםH5150
Pronunciationniḥûm
What does נִחוּם (niḥûm) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5150?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and comforting (1), comfort (1), My compassion (1).
Where does נִחוּם (niḥûm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 57:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Hosea (1), Isaiah (1), Zechariah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand comforting1×Zechariah 1:13
comfort1×Isaiah 57:18
My compassion1×Hosea 11:8
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Usage map
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First aligned rowIsaiah 57:18
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Isaiah1Hosea1Zechariah1
Source forms
נִחוּמָֽי׃1xni·ḥū·māyHosea 11:8
נִֽחֻמִ֛ים1xni·ḥu·mîmIsaiah 57:18
נִחֻמִֽים׃1xni·ḥu·mîmZechariah 1:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural2xIsaiah 57:18, Zechariah 1:13
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular1xHosea 11:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Comfort through consolation; divine compassion that reverses grief or prompts relational restoration between God and people
Source Gloss
properly, consoled ; abstractly, solace
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Comfort through consolation; divine compassion that reverses grief or prompts relational restoration between God and people
properly, consoled; abstractly, solace BDB: comfort Usage: comfort(-able), repenting.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.