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Strong's H5149 נְחוּם (nechum)

Nechum means “Nehum” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5149 — trizo (“gnash”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5149
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H5149 Quick Answer

Strong's H5149 נְחוּם (Nchuwm) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Nchuwm (neh-khoom') n/p. 1. comforted 2. Nechum, an Israelite It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include nehum. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Nchuwm (neh-khoom') n/p. 1. comforted 2. Nechum, an Israelite
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
nehum

Meaning and Definition

Nchuwm (neh-khoom') n/p. 1. comforted 2. Nechum, an Israelite [from H5162] KJV: Nehum. Root(s): H5162

Original Word
נְחוּם
Transliteration
Nchuwm
Derivation
Root: נחם First root strongs: 5162
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5149. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Nehum

Usage: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2; also called Harim at Neh.10.5; 12.15; Nehum at Neh.7.7; Another name of re.chum (רְחוּם "Rehum" H7348A) § Nehum = "comfort" one of the exiles who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

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How Strong's H5149 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Nchuwm, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Nehum Nehemiah 7:7

How Strong's H5149 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5149 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5149 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Nehemiah 7:7 KJV

Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H5149.

Nehemiah 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5149, grouped by book.

Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5149 FAQ

What does nechum (נְחוּם) mean?

Nechum (Strong's H5149) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Nehum". Nchuwm (neh-khoom') n/p. 1. comforted 2. Nechum, an Israelite

How many times is nechum (נְחוּם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H5149 across 1 book.

Where can I study nechum (נְחוּם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5149 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nechum (נְחוּם)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as nehum. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.