Original Language Studio
Isaiah 40:1
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָחַםnâcham · naw-kham'
H5162 · Hebrew
H5162 · Hebrew
- Definition
- 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)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
- Grammar
- נַחֲמ֥וּ — verb Piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 108 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 5:29Genesis 6:6Genesis 6:7Genesis 24:67Genesis 27:42
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָחַם here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.