1 Chronicles 21:15:91 Chr.21.15.W9TAB
וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם
vayinnakhem
“and he relented”
- Transliteration
- va-yin-NA-khem
- Extended
- vah-yihn-NAA-khehm
- IPA
- /vaj.jinˈnaːħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he relented
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yin-NA-khem
- phraseyour reading level
va-yin-NA-khem al-ha-ra-AH
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ha-e-lo-HIM mal-AKH li-ru-sha-LA-yim le-hash-khi-TAH u-khe-hash-KHIT ra-AH ye-ho-VAH va-yin-NA-khem al-ha-ra-AH va-yo-MER lam-mal-AKH ham-mash-KHIT RAV a-TAH HE-ref ya-DE-kha
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ha-e-lo-HIM mal-AKH li-ru-sha-LA-yim le-hash-khi-TAH u-khe-hash-KHIT ra-AH ye-ho-VAH va-yin-NA-khem al-ha-ra-AH va-yo-MER lam-mal-AKH ham-mash-KHIT RAV a-TAH HE-ref ya-DE-kha u-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH o-MED im-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI
Exegesis
The imperfect Nifal wayyinnāḥem {וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם | wayyinnāḥem} ‘and he relented’ signals divine compassion, giving way to direct speech marked by wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said.’
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:15
And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. But as he was destroying, the LORD saw and relented concerning the calamity , and He said to the destroyer, “Enough ! Now hold back your hand.” Then the angel of the LORD stood at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Chronicles 21:15, so the Hebrew word וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם (vayinnakhem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.21.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.15.W9.S1) and character.