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mᵊnaḥēm מְנַחֵם ‘Menahem’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāḥam נָחַם ‘to comfort’
Roots: נחם

mᵊnaḥēm pr n m pers
Menahem = "comforter"
1) son of Gadi and king of the northern kingdom of Israel; slew the usurper Shallum to ascend the throne and reigned for ten years; contemporary with prophets Hosea and Amos

Mentioned in 2 Kings 15:22, 15:16, 15:20, 15:19, 15:21, 15:14, 15:17, 15:23

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