וְ/נִחָ֖ם
𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤌
nâcham
and who relents
To experience a change of emotion or resolve, specifically to feel regret, sorrow, or compassion leading to a change of action or attitude. In various contexts, can signify consoling or comforting others, or being moved to pity. Sometimes used in reflexive or passive sense, denoting experiencing remorse or being comforted after sorrow. The semantic range includes to regret, to change one's mind, to have compassion, to comfort, and to experience relief from distress.
Jonah 4:2 · Word #30
Lexicon H5162
| Lemma | נָחַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | nâcham |
| Strong's | H5162 |
| Definition | To experience a change of emotion or resolve, specifically to feel regret, sorrow, or compassion leading to a change of action or attitude. In various contexts, can signify consoling or comforting others, or being moved to pity. Sometimes used in reflexive or passive sense, denoting experiencing remorse or being comforted after sorrow. The semantic range includes to regret, to change one's mind, to have compassion, to comfort, and to experience relief from distress. |
Morphology HC/VNrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and who relents |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5162-36
and he was moved to relent
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Niphal stem (passive/reflexive), sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal stem conveys a passive or reflexive sense—experiencing an inner emotional shift. "Was moved to relent" reflects the root idea of deep emotional movement leading to changed resolve, and preserves the 3rd masculine singular form with the prefixed conjunction. |
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