Strong's H5162
נָחַם
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, נָחַם is translated as: comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.