נָחַם

na.cham
to be sorry: comfort
Strong’s H5162Verb108 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

comfort13
he relented7
a comforter7
he will comfort4
comforters4
he was comforted3
he regretted2
i regret2

In the text

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[נחם] vb. Niph. be sorry, console oneself, etc.
Niph.
1. be sorry, moved to pity, have compassion, for others
2. be sorry, rue, suffer grief, repent, of one’s own doings
3. comfort oneself, be comforted
4. comfort oneself, ease oneself, by taking vengeance
Piel—comfort, console
Pual; be comforted, consoled
Hithpa.—
1. be sorry, have compassion
2. rue, repent of
3. comfort oneself, be comforted
4. ease oneself, by taking vengeance

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.