יִנָּחֵ֑ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יִנָּחֵ֑ם

   yin-na-KHEM

   will relent
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְלֹ֣א יִנָּחֵ֑ם

   ve-LO yin-na-KHEM

   and not will relent
3. clause🔊 וְגַם֙ נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יִנָּחֵ֑ם

   ve-GAM NE-tsakh yihs-rah-EL LO ye-sha-KER ve-LO yin-na-KHEM

   and also glory of Israel not will lie and not will relent
4. sentence🔊 וְגַם֙ נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יִנָּחֵ֑ם כִּ֣י לֹ֥א אָדָ֛ם ה֖וּא לְהִנָּחֵֽם׃

   ve-GAM NE-tsakh yihs-rah-EL LO ye-sha-KER ve-LO yin-na-KHEM KI LO a-DAM HU le-hin-na-KHEM

   and also glory of Israel not will lie and not will relent for he not a man to relent

Exegesis

The paired imperfect verbs lo yishaqer {לֹא יְשַׁקֵּר | lōʾ yishaqēr} and ve-lo yinnāḥēm {וְלֹא יִנָּחֵ֑ם | wə-lōʾ yinnāḥēm} use negation to affirm continuous truthfulness and unchanging resolve.

Root and etymology

נ־ח־ם🔊 nun–chet–mem

“to relent, to be sorry”