Nahum

n. prophet of the seventh century who predicted the fall of Nineveh (Biblical); seventh book of the Minor Prophets (Biblical); male first name (Hebrew)

For the British poet laureate, see Nahum Tate.Nahum (נחום) was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Hebrew Bible. His book comes in chronological order between Micah and Habakkuk in the Bible. He wrote about the end of the Assyrian Empire, and its capital city, Nineveh, in a vivid poetic style.Little is known about Nahum’s personal history. His name means "comforter," and he was from the town of Alqosh, (Nah 1:1) which scholars have attempted to identify with several cities, including the modern  `Alqush of Assyria and Capharnaum of northern Galilee. He was a very nationalistic Hebrew however and lived amongst the Elkoshites in peace. His writings could be taken as prophecy or as history. One account suggests that his writings are a prophecy written in about 615 BC, just before the downfall of Assyria, while another account suggests that he wrote this passage as liturgy just after its downfall in 612 BC.
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Noun
1. a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
(hypernym) prophet
2. an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
(synonym) Book of Nahum
(hypernym) book
(part-holonym) Prophets, Nebiim

n. Nahum, prophet of the seventh century who predicted the fall of Nineveh (Biblical); seventh book of the Minor Prophets (Biblical); male first name (Hebrew)

n. Nahum, prophet of the seventh century who predicted the fall of Nineveh (Biblical); seventh book of the Minor Prophets (Biblical); male first name (Hebrew)