First names in Hebrew

First name Nahum: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נחום

Gematria value: 104

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nahum is written נחום

Meaning and origin

What does Nahum mean?

Meaning: "comforted"
Origin: Hebrew

Nahum is a Hebrew name meaning “comforted”, or “comfort”, from the root of nechamah, “comfort”. It is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets.

Gematria

Nahum = 104

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. נחום has 4 letters:

• נthe letter Nun50
• חthe letter Chet8
• וthe letter Vav6
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total104

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter final Mem

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Nahum, from נ to ם:

נַעַר הָיִיתִי גַּם־זָקַנְתִּי וְלֹא־רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק נֶעֱזָב וְזַרְעוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָחֶם׃

“I was young, and now I have grown old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.”

Psalms 37:25

The book of your first name

Nahum, in nine pages

• Nahum, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Nahum
• Nahum, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Nahum in three answers

How do you write Nahum in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nahum is written נחום.

What is the gematria value of Nahum?
Written נחום, Nahum is worth 104: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Nahum mean?
Comforted (origin: Hebrew). Nahum is a Hebrew name meaning “comforted”, or “comfort”, from the root of nechamah, “comfort”. It is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets.