How to Pronounce Nahum

NAY-huhm

Nahum is pronounced NAY-huhm (ˈneɪhəm): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: NAY-hum.

What does Nahum mean?

Nahum means “comfort” (Hebrew).

Who was Nahum?

Nahum the Elkoshite was the prophet whose vision forms the book that bears his name, a burden pronounced against Nineveh (Nahum 1:1).

Also pronounced

NAY-hum

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