Nahum
NAY-uhm; nah-OOM
Hebrew
"comfort"
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Updated Wed Feb 04 2026
Nahum Origin and Meaning
Variation of Menachem
Famous People Named Nahum
- NahumBiblical minor prophet
- Nahum Tate (16521715), English poet laureate and playwright
- Nahum GrymesAmerican R&B singer
- Nahum StelmachIsraeli football player and manager
- Nahum SokolowPolish Zionist leader
The name Nahum in Pop Culture
- From Hebrew Nachumliterally "consoled"
- Nahum34th book in the Bible
- Pronounced "NAYum"
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