Torah FeedThe Book of Nahum
Nahum is book 21 of 39 in the Tanakh, part of Nevi'im. It has 3 chapters and 47 verses.
Updated September 19, 2026
נַחוּם
- Section
- Nevi'im
- Chapters
- 3
- Verses
- 47
- Longest chapter
- 3 (19 verses)
What Nahum is about
Nahum is a prophecy of the fall of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, the empire that had destroyed the northern kingdom of Israel.
Opening verse
מַשָּׂא נִינְוֵה סֵפֶר חֲזוֹן נַחוּם הָאֶלְקֹשִׁי׃
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.