נִחוּם
nihum (niḥûm)
/nee-KHOOM/
“comfort, consolation”
Consolations, comfort offered to grieving exiles through promise of redemption and peace (Isaiah 57:18, Zechariah 1:13).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From נָחַם (H5162).
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
comfortcomfortable
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: נִחוּם (comfort, consolation) -> παράκλησις (a calling to one's aid, summons, appeal)
Key Biblical Occurrences (3)
Foundational passages where נִחוּם (nihum) carries significant theological or narrative weight.