The proper noun Nacham is a personal name derived from the verb nacham (H5162), meaning 'to comfort, console, or repent.' It appears in 1 Chronicles 4:19 as a man from the tribe of Judah. The name carries the full weight of the root: one who brings comfort, or one who has been comforted by God. The root nacham is deeply tied to the character of God as the divine Comforter.
The name Nacham embodies one of the most tender attributes of God: His role as Comforter. Isaiah 40:1 opens with 'Comfort, comfort my people, says your God' — using the verb nacham twice for emphasis. The name Nehemiah (H5166) also derives from this root: 'YHWH has comforted.' The New Testament counterpart is Parakletos (G3875), the Comforter/Helper — the title Jesus gives the Holy Spirit in John 14–16.