Names That Mean Comforter
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Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
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- Menachem
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HebrewMeaning:
"the comforter"Description:
A middle-aged, if not elderly, name associated with Israeli statesman and onetime prime minister Begin, this is a symbolic appellation for boys born on the holiday of Tishah-b'Ab.
- Nachum
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"comforter"Description:
This name of a minor Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament is rarely heard outside the Jewish culture.
- Menahem
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"the comforter"Description:
Menahem derives from a Hebrew word meaning "the comforter" King Menahem of the Old Testament did not live up to his name — he was one of Israel’s cruelest kings.
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