Hebrew word study

נָחַםnâcham — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly

Pronounced “naw-kham'”

properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)

Translated in the King James as: comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).

Appears 108 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 9×

Genesis 5:29 Genesis 6:6 Genesis 6:7 Genesis 24:67 Genesis 27:42 Genesis 37:35 Genesis 38:12 Genesis 50:21+ 1 more in Genesis

Exodus — 3×

Exodus 13:17 Exodus 32:12 Exodus 32:14

Numbers — 1×

Numbers 23:19

Deuteronomy — 1×

Deuteronomy 32:36

Judges — 3×

Judges 2:18 Judges 21:6 Judges 21:15

Ruth — 1×

Ruth 2:13

1 Samuel — 4×

1 Sam 15:11 1 Sam 15:29 1 Sam 15:35+ 1 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 5×

2 Sam 10:2 2 Sam 10:3 2 Sam 12:24 2 Sam 13:39 2 Sam 24:16

1 Chronicles — 5×

1 Chr 7:22 1 Chr 19:2 1 Chr 19:3 1 Chr 21:15+ 1 more in 1 Chronicles

Job — 7×

Job 2:11 Job 7:13 Job 16:2 Job 21:34 Job 29:25 Job 42:6 Job 42:11

Psalms — 12×

Psalms 23:4 Psalms 69:20 Psalms 71:21 Psalms 77:2 Psalms 86:17 Psalms 90:13 Psalms 106:45 Psalms 110:4 Psalms 119:52 Psalms 119:76 Psalms 119:82 Psalms 135:14

Ecclesiastes — 2×

Eccles 4:1+ 1 more in Ecclesiastes

Isaiah — 17×

Isaiah 1:24 Isaiah 12:1 Isaiah 22:4 Isaiah 40:1 Isaiah 49:13 Isaiah 51:3 Isaiah 51:12 Isaiah 51:19 Isaiah 52:9 Isaiah 54:11 Isaiah 57:6 Isaiah 61:2 Isaiah 66:13+ 4 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 14×

Jeremiah 4:28 Jeremiah 8:6 Jeremiah 15:6 Jeremiah 16:7 Jeremiah 18:8 Jeremiah 18:10 Jeremiah 20:16 Jeremiah 26:3 Jeremiah 26:13 Jeremiah 26:19 Jeremiah 31:13 Jeremiah 31:15 Jeremiah 31:19 Jeremiah 42:10

Lamentations — 6×

Lam 1:2 Lam 1:9 Lam 1:16 Lam 1:17 Lam 1:21 Lam 2:13

Ezekiel — 7×

Ezekiel 5:13 Ezekiel 14:22 Ezekiel 14:23 Ezekiel 16:54 Ezekiel 24:14 Ezekiel 31:16 Ezekiel 32:31

Joel — 2×

Joel 2:13 Joel 2:14

Amos — 2×

Amos 7:3 Amos 7:6

Jonah — 3×

Jonah 3:9 Jonah 3:10 Jonah 4:2

Nahum — 1×

Nahum 3:7

Zechariah — 3×

Zech 1:17 Zech 8:14 Zech 10:2

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