2 Samuel 19:40:42 Sam.19.40.W4TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:41
וְכִמְהָ֖ן
vekhimhan
“and Chimham”
- Transliteration
- ve-khim-HAN
- Extended
- veh-khihm-HAAN
- IPA
- /vəχimˈhaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Chimham
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khim-HAN
- clause
va-ya-A-VOR ham-ME-lekh ha-gil-ga-LA ve-khim-HAN a-VAR im-MO
- sentence
va-ya-A-VOR ham-ME-lekh ha-gil-ga-LA ve-khim-HAN a-VAR im-MO ve-khol-AM ye-hu-DA va-ya-a-VI-ru et-ham-ME-lekh ve-GAM kha-TSI AM yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The conjunctive vav in ve-kimḥān {וְכִמְהָן | vĕkimḥān} introduces Kimham, followed by the perfect verb ‘āvar {עָבַר | ʿāvar} repeating the crossing action.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:40
And the king crossed over to Gilgal , and Kimham went with him. All the people of Judah escorted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:40:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 19:40, so the Hebrew word וְכִמְהָ֖ן (vekhimhan) 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.19.40.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.40.W4.S1) and character.