Nahum
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- proper noun
- /ˈneɪhəm/
- Another actor, Nahum Tate, notoriously rewrote King Lear to lighten its tragic load by adding a love interest (Edgar and Cordelia) and a happy ending.
- Kfar Nahum
- Nahum Barnea
- Nahum Tate
Examples
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The minor prophet Nahum is meant for you.
Blog text (3) -
"The Day of the Lord" begins with "Sudden Destruction" as noted in 1 Thess 5:2-3, 2 Peter 3:10-12, Zephaniah 1:2-3, 14-18, Nahum 1:2-6, and many more passages.
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It also tells us in Nahum 1:2...
Blog text (2) -
Posted by Nahum Tate at 11:13 AM on June 1, 2007. 43 favorites.
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"Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum ..."
Fiction book (2001) -
"Israel's goal was to prevent the establishment of an Arab state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea," noted Israeli columnist Nahum Barnea recently.
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For humility as a high value in Rabbinic Judaism, see Nahum N. Glazer, Hammer on the Rock (New York: Schocken, 1987), pp. 51-53.
Academic text (2015) -
The Zionist movement tried again to get papal support when Zionist envoy Nahum Sokolow met with Pope Benedict XV in 1917.
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The book of prophecy attributed to the Hebrew minor prophet Nahum speaks of the fall of Nineveh.
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In the Old Testament, Nahum delivers a powerful message about divine justice.
Synonyms
A book of the Old Testament that contains messages saying Nineveh will be destroyed
Compounds
A book of the Old Testament that contains messages saying Nineveh will be destroyed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nahum is a Hebrew name from Nachum, which means 'comfort' or 'consolation'. As a prophet he brought news that would 'comfort' people who had been hurt by others, so the name helps you remember his role.