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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Nehum</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/n/nehum.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/nehemiah/7-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/n/nehum.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Nehum</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/n/nehiloth.htm" title="Nehiloth">◄</a> Nehum <a href="/topical/naves/n/nehum--a_chief_exile.htm" title="Nehum: A Chief Exile">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div><b>Introduction:</b> <br>Nehum is a lesser-known figure in the Bible, and there is limited information available about him. He is often mentioned in genealogical contexts, and his name appears in the Old Testament. The name "Nehum" is believed to mean "comfort" or "consolation," which is consistent with the Hebrew root from which it is derived.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b> <br>Nehum is mentioned in the genealogical records found in the Book of Nehemiah. Specifically, Nehum is listed among the descendants of the exiles who returned to Jerusalem and Judah after the Babylonian captivity. The genealogies in Nehemiah serve to establish the continuity of the Israelite community and their rightful claim to the land and heritage of their ancestors.<br><br>· <b><a href="/nehemiah/7-7.htm">Nehemiah 7:7</a> :</b> "They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:"<br><br>In this passage, Nehum is listed among the leaders who accompanied Zerubbabel in the return from exile. This return was a significant event in Jewish history, marking the restoration of the Jewish community in their homeland and the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem.<br><br><b>Historical Context:</b> <br>The return from Babylonian exile occurred in several waves, with the first group led by Zerubbabel around 538 B.C. This period was marked by efforts to re-establish religious practices, rebuild the Temple, and restore the city of Jerusalem. The genealogical records, including the mention of Nehum, were crucial for re-establishing tribal and familial identities, which were essential for the distribution of land and the organization of the community.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b> <br>While Nehum himself is not a prominent figure in terms of narrative or theological contributions, his inclusion in the genealogical records underscores the importance of continuity and faithfulness to God's promises. The return from exile and the rebuilding efforts were seen as a fulfillment of prophetic promises and a testament to God's faithfulness to His covenant people.<br><br>The genealogies, including the mention of Nehum, highlight the collective identity of the Israelites as God's chosen people. They serve as a reminder of the importance of heritage, community, and the fulfillment of God's promises through successive generations.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>Nehum's mention in the Bible, though brief, is part of a larger narrative of restoration and hope. His inclusion in the genealogical records of Nehemiah reflects the broader themes of redemption and the enduring faithfulness of God to His people.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Nehum</span><p>comforter; penitent<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Nehum</span><p>(<i>consolation</i>), one of those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (<a href="/nehemiah/7-7.htm">Nehemiah 7:7</a>)<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">NEHUM</span><p>ne'-hum (nechum): One of the twelve heads of the people who returned with Zerubbabel (<a href="/nehemiah/7-7.htm">Nehemiah 7:7</a>). In the parallel passage (<a href="/ezra/2-2.htm">Ezra 2:2</a>), the name appears as REHUM (which see), and in 1 Esdras 5:8 as "Roimus."<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5149.htm"><span class="l">5149. Nechum -- "comfort," an Israelite of Nehemiah's time</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5148, 5149. Nechum. 5150 . "comfort," an Israelite of Nehemiah's time.<br> Transliteration: Nechum Phonetic Spelling: (neh-khoom') Short Definition: <b>Nehum</b>. <b>...</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5149.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/n/nehum.htm"><span class="l"><b>Nehum</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>NEHUM</b>. ne'-hum (nechum): One <b>...</b> as "Roimus.".<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Nehum</b> (1 Occurrence). Nehemiah 7 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nehum.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rehum.htm"><span class="l">Rehum (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary Merciful. (1.) One of "the children of the province" who<br> returned from the Captivity (Ezra 2:2); the same as "<b>Nehum</b>" (Nehemiah 7:7). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rehum.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zerub'babel.htm"><span class="l">Zerub'babel (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See RSV). Nehemiah 7:7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah,<br> Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, <b>Nehum</b>, Baanah. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zerub'babel.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nehemi'ah.htm"><span class="l">Nehemi'ah (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See RSV). Nehemiah 7:7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah,<br> Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, <b>Nehum</b>, Baanah. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nehemi'ah.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nehiloth.htm"><span class="l">Nehiloth (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nehiloth.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nehushta.htm"><span class="l">Nehushta (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nehushta.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nahamani.htm"><span class="l">Nahamani (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Nehemiah 7:7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani,<br> Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, <b>Nehum</b>, Baanah. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nahamani.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/naham'ani.htm"><span class="l">Naham'ani (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Nehemiah 7:7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani,<br> Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, <b>Nehum</b>, Baanah. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/naham'ani.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/raamiah.htm"><span class="l">Raamiah (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Nehemiah 7:7 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani,<br> Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, <b>Nehum</b>, Baanah. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/raamiah.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/roimus.htm"><span class="l">Roimus</span></a><br><b>...</b> Rhomelios): One of the leaders with Zerubbabel in the return (1 Esdras 5:8) = "Rehum"<br> in Ezra 2:2, of which it is the Greek form = "<b>Nehum</b>" in Nehemiah 7:7. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/roimus.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Nehum (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-7.htm">Nehemiah 7:7</a></span><br />who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, <span class="boldtext">Nehum</span>, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/n/nehum.htm">Nehum</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/n/nehum--a_chief_exile.htm">Nehum: A Chief Exile</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rehum.htm">Rehum (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zerub'babel.htm">Zerub'babel (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nehemi'ah.htm">Nehemi'ah (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nehiloth.htm">Nehiloth (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nehushta.htm">Nehushta (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nahamani.htm">Nahamani (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/naham'ani.htm">Naham'ani (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/raamiah.htm">Raamiah (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/roimus.htm">Roimus</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/raami'ah.htm">Raami'ah (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mor'decai.htm">Mor'decai (51 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mis'pereth.htm">Mis'pereth (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mordecai.htm">Mordecai (52 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mispereth.htm">Mispereth (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bilshan.htm">Bilshan (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bigva'i.htm">Bigva'i (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bigvai.htm">Bigvai (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/ba'anah.htm">Ba'anah (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/baanah.htm">Baanah (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/list.htm">List (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/azari'ah.htm">Azari'ah (46 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jeshua.htm">Jeshua (30 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zerubbabel.htm">Zerubbabel (25 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/azariah.htm">Azariah (47 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/n/nehiloth.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehiloth"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehiloth" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/n/nehum--a_chief_exile.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehum: A Chief Exile"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehum: A Chief Exile" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>