2 Kings 15:17:92 Kgs.15.17.W9TAB
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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Word in context
- word
me-na-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di al-yis-ra-EL
- clause
MA-lakh me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di al-yis-ra-EL E-ser sha-NIM be-sho-me-RON
- sentence
bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM va-TE-sha sha-NA la-a-zar-YA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA MA-lakh me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di al-yis-ra-EL E-ser sha-NIM be-sho-me-RON
Exegesis
The verb mālaḵ {מָלַךְ | mālaḵ} ‘he reigned’ introduces a new ruler with mĕnaḥēm ben gādī {מְנַחֵם בֶּן־גָּדִי | mĕnaḥēm ben gādī} ‘Menahem son of Gadi’ providing lineage.
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-mnun–ḥet–mem
“to comfort”
In context — 2 Kings 15:17
In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel and reigned ten years in Samaria .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 15:17, 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.15.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.17.W9.S1) and character.