2 Chronicles 17:5:72 Chr.17.5.W7TAB
מִנְחָ֖ה
minkha
“a gift or tribute offering”
- Transliteration
- min-KHA
- Extended
- mihn-KHAA
- IPA
- /minˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a gift or tribute offering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-KHA
- clause
va-YA-khen ye-ho-VAH et-ha-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO va-yit-NE-nu khol-ye-hu-DA min-KHA li-ye-ho-sha-FAT
- sentence
va-YA-khen ye-ho-VAH et-ha-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO va-yit-NE-nu khol-ye-hu-DA min-KHA li-ye-ho-sha-FAT va-ye-HI-lo O-sher-ve-kha-VOD la-ROV
Exegesis
The object minchah {מִנְחָ֖ה | minḥāh} signals a formal gift suited to honoring a ruler, and the dative liyehoshaphat {לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט | liyəhôšāp̄āṭ} specifies the recipient.
Root and etymology
m-n-ḥmem–nun–chet
“gift, offering”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:5
And the LORD firmly established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave Jehoshaphat tribute , and he came to have wealth and honor in abundance.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 17:5, so the Hebrew word מִנְחָ֖ה (minkha) 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 2 Chr.17.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.5.W7.S1) and character.