נָחַם
Strong's H5162
nâcham
/naw-kham'/
properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H5162
- Hebrew
- נָחַם
- Transliteration
- nâcham
- Pronunciation
- /naw-kham'/
- KJV Translations
- 5 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
comfort (self)ease (one's self)repent(-er-ingself)
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of nâcham:
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