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nahum

/ˈnæhəm/

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What does nahum mean?

proper noun

  1. A book of the Tanakh / the Old Testament of the Bible.
  2. The minor prophet who wrote that book.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈnæhəm/

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Jeremiah, Abdias, Nahum, and Habakkuk prophecyed in the time of Josiah.
Thomas HobbesLeviathanProject Gutenberg ebook #3207