Original: נָחַם

Transliteration: nâcham

Phonetic: naw-kham'

Short Definition: Comfort

Original: נחם

Transliteration: nâcham

Phonetic: naw-kham'

BDB Definition:

1. to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted
   1. (Niphal)
      1. to be sorry, be moved to pity, have compassion
      2. to be sorry, rue, suffer grief, repent
      3. to comfort oneself, be comforted
      4. to comfort oneself, ease oneself
   2. (Piel) to comfort, console
   3. (Pual) to be comforted, be consoled
   4. (Hithpael)
      1. to be sorry, have compassion
      2. to rue, repent of
      3. to comfort oneself, be comforted
      4. to ease oneself

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1344

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4505, H5149, H5150, H5151, H5163, H5164, H5165, H5166, H5167, H8575, H8576