נָחַם (nāḥam) is a Hebrew verb meaning be sorry. It appears 108 times in 21 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5162).

Also rendered

• comfort

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1344)

Root family 1344: נָחַם nāḥam — be sorry, repent, regret, be comforted, comfort. Not used in the Qal, nāḥam occurs chiefly in the Niphal and Piel

• תַּנְחוּם tanḥûm — consolation
• נִחוּם niḥûm — consoled
• נֶחָמָה neḥāmâ — comfort
• נֹחַם nōḥam — sorrow

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