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NAHUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nahum mean?
• NAHUM (noun)
The noun NAHUM has 2 senses:
1. a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
2. an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
Familiarity information: NAHUM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Book of Nahum; Nahum
Instance hypernyms:
book (a major division of a long written composition)
Holonyms ("Nahum" is a part of...):
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
Nebiim; Prophets (the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
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