What does Nahom mean?

Thomas R. Valletta

“There are two Semitic language roots suggested by the Book of Mormon Nahom: nhm … in Arabic as nahama, ‘sigh, groan, moan, especially with another.’ In Hebrew, the root nhm is often used for ‘mourning’ someone else’s death or ’consoling’ the bereaved” (Aston and Aston, “Lehi’s Trail and Nahom Revisited,” 48).

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