Nahum
Americannoun
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a Hebrew prophet of the 7th century bc
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the book containing his oracles
Etymology
Origin of Nahum
Ultimately from Hebrew Naḥūm “consolation”
Example Sentences
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Mendes-Flohr was a pre-eminent scholar of modern Jewish thought and a student, at Brandeis University, of Rosenzweig’s pupil Nahum Glatzer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Writing in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Nahum Barnea says: "Netanyahu has never taken a gamble on this scale before."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
But Mr. Gallant is also partly reflecting the Israeli military’s view, said Nahum Barnea, a well-connected columnist with the popular daily Yediot Ahronoth.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
For starters, said Nahum, there is the sheer humiliation of it for the Israeli military: “In 1973 we were attacked by the biggest Arab army, Egypt.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
His mother and her children then went to live with her father, who was a strict Jew, and as such Nahum was brought up.
From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.
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