Nahum
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Na·hum
noun \ˈnā-əm, -həm\Definition of NAHUM
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: a Hebrew prophet of the seventh century b.c.
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: a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see bible table
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Hebrew Naḥūm
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Nahum
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)(flourished late 7th century BC) One of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Bible, traditional author of the book of Nahum. (His prophecy is part of a larger book, The Twelve, in the Jewish canon.) The prophet Nahum is identified only as a resident of Elkosh. His subject is the collapse of the Assyrian empire and the fall of its capital, Nineveh (612 BC), which he views as a demonstration of God's desire to punish the wickedness of the Assyrians, Israel's longtime enemies.
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