5098. naham
Berean Strong's Lexicon
naham: To comfort, to console, to repent

Original Word: נָחַם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: naham
Pronunciation: naw-kham'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-ham')
Definition: To comfort, to console, to repent
Meaning: to growl

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3870 (parakaleo) - to call to one's side, to comfort, to exhort

- G3340 (metanoeo) - to repent, to change one's mind

Usage: The Hebrew verb "naham" primarily conveys the idea of comfort and consolation. It is used in contexts where there is a need for emotional relief or solace, often following distress or grief. Additionally, "naham" can imply a change of mind or repentance, particularly in the context of God relenting or changing His course of action in response to human behavior.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, expressions of comfort were significant in communal and religious life. Mourning and lamentation were common practices, and offering comfort was a vital social and religious duty. The concept of repentance, or a change of heart, was also central to the covenant relationship between God and His people, reflecting a dynamic interaction where human actions could influence divine response.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to growl, groan
NASB Translation
groan (2), growl (1), growls (1), roaring (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[נָהַם] verb growl, groan (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic ; Aramaic , נְהַם); —

Qal Perfect וְנָהַמְתָּ֫ Proverbs 5:11; וּנְהַמְתֶּם Ezekiel 24:23; Imperfect יִנְהֹם Isaiah 5:29,30;

Participle נֹהֵם Proverbs 28:15; —

1 growl, of a lion (namely while it is devouring its prey: opposed to שׁאנ, of roar with which it springs upon it RSProph. 243) Proverbs 28:15, of Assyr. (under figure of lion) Isaiah 5:29; followed by עַל (over), Isaiah 5:30.

2 groan, of sufferer Proverbs 5:11; Ezekiel 24:23.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
mourn, roaring

A primitive root; to growl -- mourn, roar(-ing).

Forms and Transliterations
וְיִנְהֹ֥ם וְיִנְהֹם֙ וְנָהַמְתָּ֥ וּנְהַמְתֶּ֖ם וינהם ונהמת ונהמתם נֹ֭הֵם נהם nō·hêm Nohem nōhêm ū·nə·ham·tem unehamTem ūnəhamtem venahamTa veyinHom wə·nā·ham·tā wə·yin·hōm wənāhamtā wəyinhōm
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Proverbs 5:11
HEB: וְנָהַמְתָּ֥ בְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָ בִּכְל֥וֹת
NAS: And you groan at your final end,
KJV: And thou mourn at the last,
INT: groan your final are consumed

Proverbs 28:15
HEB: אֲרִי־ נֹ֭הֵם וְדֹ֣ב שׁוֹקֵ֑ק
NAS: [Like] a roaring lion and a rushing
KJV: [As] a roaring lion, and a ranging
INT: lion a roaring bear rushing

Isaiah 5:29
HEB: ק) כַּכְּפִירִ֤ים וְיִנְהֹם֙ וְיֹאחֵ֣ז טֶ֔רֶף
NAS: like young lions; It growls as it seizes
KJV: like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold
INT: mightily young growls seizes the prey

Isaiah 5:30
HEB: וְיִנְהֹ֥ם עָלָ֛יו בַּיּ֥וֹם
NAS: And it will growl over it in that day
KJV: And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring
INT: will growl over day

Ezekiel 24:23
HEB: וּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙ בַּעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וּנְהַמְתֶּ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ אֶל־
NAS: in your iniquities and you will groan to one
KJV: for your iniquities, and mourn one
INT: will rot your iniquities will groan to one about

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5098
5 Occurrences


nō·hêm — 1 Occ.
ū·nə·ham·tem — 1 Occ.
wə·nā·ham·tā — 1 Occ.
wə·yin·hōm — 2 Occ.
















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