Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H5162: נָחַם (nâcham) Definition

Strong's number
H5162
Lemma
נָחַם
Transliteration
nâcham
Pronunciation
naw-kham'
Strong's 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) comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self). a primitive root;

100 instances of the word נָחַם nâcham (H5162)


  • Isaiah 51:12 - I even I am he that comforteth you who art thou that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die and of the son of man as grass which shall be made

  • Isaiah 51:19 - These two things are come unto thee who shall be sorry for thee desolation and destruction and the famine and the sword by whom shall I comfort

  • Isaiah 52:9 - Break forth into joy sing together ye waste places Jerusalem hath comforted for the LORD his people he hath redeemed Jerusalem

  • Isaiah 54:11 - O thou afflicted tossed with tempest and not comforted behold I will lay with fair colours thy stones and lay thy foundations with sapphires

  • Isaiah 57:6 - Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion they they are thy lot even to them hast thou poured a drink offering thou hast offered a meat offering Should I receive comfort

  • Isaiah 61:2 - To proclaim year the acceptable of the LORD and the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all that mourn

  • Isaiah 66:13 - As one whom his mother comforteth comforteth in Jerusalem comforteth

  • Jeremiah 4:28 - mourn For this shall the earth be black and the heavens above because I have spoken it I have purposed it and will not repent neither will I turn back

  • Jeremiah 8:6 - I hearkened and heard but they spake not aright no man repented him of his wickedness saying What have I done every one turned to his course as the horse rusheth into the battle

  • Jeremiah 15:6 - Thou hast forsaken me saith the LORD backward therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee and destroy thee I am weary with repenting

  • Jeremiah 16:7 - Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning to comfort them for the dead to drink neither shall men give them the cup of consolation for their father or for their mother

  • Jeremiah 18:8 - turn If that nation from their evil against whom I have pronounced I will repent from their evil that I thought to do

  • Jeremiah 18:10 - If it do evil in my sight that it obey not my voice then I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit

  • Jeremiah 20:16 - And let that man be as the cities overthrew which the LORD and repented not and let him hear the cry in the morning and the shouting at noontide

  • Jeremiah 26:3 - If so be they will hearken and turn every man way from his evil that I may repent from his evil which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings

  • Jeremiah 26:13 - Therefore now amend your ways and your doings and obey the voice and the LORD your God will repent and the LORD him of the evil that he hath pronounced

  • Jeremiah 26:19 - put him at all put him at all Did Hezekiah king and all Judah and all Judah did he not fear and the LORD and besought and the LORD repented and the LORD evil which he had pronounced against them Thus might we procure evil great against our souls

  • Jeremiah 31:13 - rejoice Then shall the virgin in the dance both young men and old together for I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort rejoice from their sorrow

  • Jeremiah 31:15 - Thus saith the LORD A voice in Ramah was heard lamentation weeping and bitter Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children

  • Jeremiah 31:19 - Surely after that I was turned I repented Surely after that I was instructed I smote upon my thigh I was ashamed yea even confounded because I did bear the reproach of my youth