2 Kings 15:23:92 Kgs.15.23.W9TAB
בֶן־מְנַחֵ֧ם
benmenakhem
“son of Menahem”
- Transliteration
- ben-me-na-KHEM
- Extended
- behn-meh-nah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /bɛn.mənaˈħeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Menahem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
ben-me-na-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
pe-khya-YA ben-me-na-KHEM al-yis-ra-EL
- clause
MA-lakh pe-khya-YA ben-me-na-KHEM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON she-na-TA-yim
- sentence
bish-NAT kha-mi-SHIM sha-NA la-a-zar-YA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA MA-lakh pe-khya-YA ben-me-na-KHEM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON she-na-TA-yim
Root and etymology
Rootb-n
“son”
In context — 2 Kings 15:23
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem reigned over Israel in Samaria for two years .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 15:23, so the Hebrew word בֶן־מְנַחֵ֧ם (benmenakhem) 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.15.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.23.W9.S1) and character.