- Original: נחוּם - Transliteration: Nachuwm - Phonetic: nakh-oom' - Definition: Nahum = comfort 1. the Elkoshite, prophet who predicted the fall and destruction of Nineveh; writer of the book by his name; personal history and situation unknown - Origin: from H5162 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H5162 ; comfortable; Nachum an Israelitish prophet: - Nahum. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Nahum, 1 Nahum 1:1