2 Kings 15:14:22 Kgs.15.14.W2TAB
מְנַחֵ֨ם
menakhem
“Menahem”
- Transliteration
- me-na-KHEM
- Extended
- meh-nah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /mənaˈħeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Menahem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-na-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-al me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di
- clause
va-YA-al me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di mit-tir-TSA va-ya-BO shom-re-RON va-YAKH et-shal-LUM ben-ya-VESH be-shom-re-RON
- sentence
va-YA-al me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di mit-tir-TSA va-ya-BO shom-re-RON va-YAKH et-shal-LUM ben-ya-VESH be-shom-re-RON va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-yim-LOKH takh-TAIV
Exegesis
Construct chains in mēnaḥêm ben gaḏî {מְנַחֵם בֶּן־גָּדִי | mənaḥêm ben-gaḏî} and šallûm ben yāvēš {שַׁלּוּם בֶּן־יָבֵישׁ | šallûm ben-yāvēš} denote dynastic lineage.
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-mnun–ḥet–mem
“to comfort”
In context — 2 Kings 15:14
And Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria; and he struck down Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria and put him to death, and he reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 15:14, so the Hebrew word מְנַחֵ֨ם (menakhem) 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 Kgs.15.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.14.W2.S1) and character.