נָחַם

Strong’s 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)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted
• 2.(niphal)
• 3.(piel) to comfort, console
• 4.(pual) to be comforted, be consoled
• 5.(hithpael)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: nâcham; Pronunciation: naw-kham'