2 Samuel 17:24:32 Sam.17.24.W3TAB
מַחֲנָ֑יְמָה
makhanayima
“to Mahanaim”
- Transliteration
- ma-kha-na-YI-ma
- Extended
- mah-khah-nah-YEE-mah
- IPA
- /maħănaːˈjimɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Mahanaim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-kha-na-YI-ma
- phraseyour reading level
BA ma-kha-na-YI-ma
- clause
ve-da-VID BA ma-kha-na-YI-ma
- sentence
ve-da-VID BA ma-kha-na-YI-ma ve-av-sha-LOM a-VAR ET-ha-yar-DEN HU ve-khol-ISH yis-ra-EL i-MO
Exegesis
The locative form machanayimah {מַחֲנָיְמָה | maḥă-nā-yə-mā} marks the place of refuge.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:24
And David came to Mahanaim , and Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and every man of Israel with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 17:24, so the Hebrew word מַחֲנָ֑יְמָה (makhanayima) 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.17.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.24.W3.S1) and character.