2 Kings 19:17:12 Kgs.19.17.W1TAB
אָֽמְנָ֖ם
amnem
“truly”
- Transliteration
- AM-ne-m
- Extended
- AAM-nehm
- IPA
- /ʔomˈnɔm/
Meaning by language
- English
- truly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AM-ne-m
- clause
AM-ne-m Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
AM-ne-m Ye-ho-VAH he-khe-RI-vu mal-KHE a-SHUR et-ha-go-YIM ve-et-ar-TSAM
Exegesis
The adverb omnam {אָמְנָם | ʾom-nām} ‘truly’ opens the affirmation.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-naleph–mem–nun
“to confirm, be faithful”
In context — 2 Kings 19:17
Truly, LORD , the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 19:17, so the Hebrew word אָֽמְנָ֖ם (amnem) 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.19.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.17.W1.S1) and character.