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The Name Nahum - Origin and Meaning of Nahum
  



The Name Nahum - Origin and Meaning of Nahum


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Nahum

Hebrew

Usage of the Name Nahum

Jewish, Biblical

Meaning of the Name Nahum

The name Nahum means "comforter" in Hebrew.

Famous Bearers

Nahum was one of the minor prophets in the Old Testament.
Bearers of the name include Nahum Sokolow (1859 - 1936), a Jewish author, translator, and journalist; Nahum Norbert Glatzer (1903 - 1990), a Jewish-American literary scholar and theologian; Nahum Stelmach (1936 - 1999), an Israeli footballer and football manager.
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