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niḥūm נִחוּם ‘comfort’ (Hebrew)

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

niḥūm n, m
1) comfort, compassion
 1a) comfort
 1b) compassion

Mentioned in Isaiah 57:18 Hosea 11:8 Zechariah 1:13

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