2 Samuel 13:39:62 Sam.13.39.W6TAB
כִּֽי־נִחַ֥ם
kinikham
“because he was comforted”
- Transliteration
- ki-ni-KHAM
- Extended
- KEE-nih-KHAHM
- IPA
- /kiː.niˈħam/
Meaning by language
- English
- because he was comforted
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-ni-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ni-KHAM al-am-NON
- clause
ki-ni-KHAM al-am-NON ki-MET
- sentence
va-te-KHAL da-VID ha-ME-lekh la-TSET el-av-sha-LOM ki-ni-KHAM al-am-NON ki-MET
Exegesis
The conjunction ki-nicham {כִּֽי־נִחַ֥ם | kî-nî-ḥăm} ‘for he was comforted’ introduces a causal clause with a Niphal perfect, followed by al-Amnon {עַל־אַמְנ֖וֹן | ʿal-ʾam-nôn} specifying the object of consolation.
Root and etymology
נ-ח-ם
“to comfort”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:39
And King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon because he was dead.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:39:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 13:39, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־נִחַ֥ם (kinikham) 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 Sam.13.39.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.39.W6.S1) and character.