נָחַם
“to comfort, relent, have compassion”
To sigh deeply, breathe with relief, comfort, relent, have compassion; God comforting His afflicted people ('Comfort, comfort My people', Isaiah 40:1).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
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: נָחַם (to comfort, relent, have compassion) -> παρακαλέω (to call to, call for, summon)
LXX conceptual translation: נָחַם (to comfort, relent, have compassion) -> μετανοέω (to change one's mind, purpose, to repent)
LXX conceptual translation: נָחַם (to comfort, relent, have compassion) -> παράκλησις (a calling to one's aid, summons, appeal)
LXX conceptual translation: נָחַם (to comfort, relent, have compassion) -> παράκλητος (called to one's aid, an advocate, pleader)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where נָחַם (naham) carries significant theological or narrative weight.