2 Kings 15:19:62 Kgs.15.19.W6TAB
מְנַחֵם֙
menakhem
“Menahem”
- Transliteration
- me-na-KHEM
- Extended
- meh-nah-KHEHM
- 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-yit-TEN me-na-KHEM
- clause
BA PUL ME-lekh-a-SHUR al-ha-A-rets va-yit-TEN me-na-KHEM le-PUL E-lef kik-KAR-ka-SEF
- sentence
BA PUL ME-lekh-a-SHUR al-ha-A-rets va-yit-TEN me-na-KHEM le-PUL E-lef kik-KAR-ka-SEF lih-YOT ya-DAV it-TO le-ha-kha-ZIK ham-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-mnun–ḥet–mem
“to comfort”
In context — 2 Kings 15:19
Pul king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver so that his hand might be with him, to support the kingdom in his hand.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 15:19, so the Hebrew word מְנַחֵם֙ (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.15.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.19.W6.S1) and character.