Spronk concludes that it is not necessary to assume a double heading in Nahum 1:1, for in this example the heading also combines a reference to the contents of the oracle with a reference to the way in which it was received, followed by the name of the writer. The nature of the two-part heading in Nahum, however, is more complex than Spronk has seen (see discussion in the following “Comment” section). The word Nahum (naḥûm) means “showing consolation, compassionated,” and the books of Nahum and