Naham
title: "Naham" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["moshavim", "populated-places-established-in-1950", "populated-places-in-jerusalem-district", "cochin-jews", "indian-jewish-culture-in-israel", "yemeni-jewish-culture-in-israel", "1950-establishments-in-israel"] topic_path: "geography/india" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naham" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Naham |
| image | File:Naham4998.JPG |
| foundation | |
| hebname | נחם |
| arname | ناحام |
| founded_by | Cochin and Yemenite Jews |
| district | jerusalem |
| council | Mateh Yehuda |
| affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| popyear | |
| population | |
| population_footnotes | |
| pushpin_map | Israel jerusalem |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name = Naham | image = File:Naham4998.JPG | foundation = | hebname=נחם | arname=ناحام | founded_by = Cochin and Yemenite Jews | district = jerusalem | council = Mateh Yehuda | affiliation = Hapoel HaMizrachi | popyear = | population = | population_footnotes= | pushpin_map=Israel jerusalem |pushpin_mapsize=250 |pushpin_label_position=top | coordinates = | website =
Naham () is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
Moshav Naham was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen and Cochin on part of the lands of the moshava of Hartuv, abandoned during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was named after a member of the Tribe of Judah in the Book of Chronicles 4:19 — "And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite."
References
References
- Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.355, {{ISBN. 965-220-186-3 (English)
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