ni.chum denotes consoling provision or words, and in Hosea’s clause accompanies stirred compassion.

The attested uses chiefly occur in settings of restoring consolation and reassuring speech; a construct-form occurrence appears in Hosea’s description of compassion stirred within.

1. Consolation expressed in restoration or speech · dominant

   In Isaiah 57:18, the plural absolute form occurs in the promise to heal, lead, and restore, where the APB renders “restore comforts.” In Zechariah 1:13, the same plural absolute form occurs with the LORD’s answer to the messenger, rendered by the APB as “good words, comforting words.”

   Isaiah 57:18Zechariah 1:13
2. Compassion stirred within · occasional

   In Hosea 11:8, the plural construct form stands in the clause about the heart turning within and compassion being stirred; the APB renders the clause, “all my compassion is stirred.”

   Hosea 11:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term’s contexts with “comforts” and “comforting words,” while Hosea 11:8 is rendered with “compassion.” These renderings indicate the clauses’ presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.