2 Samuel 19:32:92 Sam.19.32.W9TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:33
בְּמַחֲנָ֖יִם
bemakhanayim
“in Mahanaim”
- Transliteration
- be-ma-kha-NA-yim
- Extended
- beh-mah-khah-NAH-yihm
- IPA
- /bəmaħăˈnaːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Mahanaim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-ma-kha-NA-yim
- clause
ve-HU-KHIL-kal et-ha-ME-lekh be-shi-va-TO be-ma-kha-NA-yim KI-ISH ga-DOL HU me-OD
- sentence
u-var-zil-LAI za-KEN me-OD ben-she-mo-NIM sha-NA ve-HU-KHIL-kal et-ha-ME-lekh be-shi-va-TO be-ma-kha-NA-yim KI-ISH ga-DOL HU me-OD
Exegesis
The locative phrases beshivto {בְּשִׁיבְתוֹ | be-shiv-to} ‘in his stay’ and bemachanayim {בְּמַחֲנַיִם | be-ma-cha-na-yim} ‘in Mahanaim’ specify time and place.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:32
Now Barzillai was very old, and he had provided provisions to the king during his stay in Mahanaim , for he was a very great man.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:32:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 19:32, so the Hebrew word בְּמַחֲנָ֖יִם (bemakhanayim) 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.19.32.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.32.W9.S1) and character.