תַּנְחוּםtanchûwm
consolation (Psalms 94:19; Jeremiah 16:7; Isaiah 66:11; Job 15:11; Job 21:2)
Pronunciation: tan-khoom' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8575
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Job 15:11 “Is God’s comfort too little for you? Is his gentle word not enough?
- Job 21:2 “Listen closely to what I am saying. That’s one consolation you can give me.
- Psalms 94:19 When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
- Isaiah 66:11 Drink deeply of her glory even as an infant drinks at its mother’s comforting breasts.”
- Jeremiah 16:7 No one will offer a meal to comfort those who mourn for the dead—not even at the death of a mother or father. No one will send a cup of wine to console them.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).