Genesis 17:16:13Gen.17.16.W13TAB
מִמֶּ֥נָּה
mimenna
“from her”
- Transliteration
- mi-MEN-na
- Extended
- mih-MEHN-nah
- IPA
- /mim.ˈmɛn.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from her
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-MEN-na
- phraseyour reading level
mi-MEN-na yih-YU
- clause
u-ve-rakh-ti-HA ve-ha-ye-TA le-go-YIM mal-KHEI am-MIM mi-MEN-na yih-YU
- sentence
u-ve-rakh-TI o-TAH ve-GAM na-TAT-ti mi-MEN-na le-KHA BEN u-ve-rakh-ti-HA ve-ha-ye-TA le-go-YIM mal-KHEI am-MIM mi-MEN-na yih-YU
Exegesis
The phrase mimennah lekha {מִמֶּנָּה לְךָ | mi-mmēn-nāh lə-ḵā} ‘from her to you’ specifies the source and recipient of the promised son.
Finally, the construct chain malkei ammim mimennah yihyu {מַלְכֵ֥י עַמִּ֖ים מִמֶּ֥נָּה יִהְיוּ | mal-kê ʿam-mîm mi-mmēn-nāh yi-hyû} ‘kings of peoples from her they will be’ places the source before the verb for emphasis, rendered in English as ‘kings … will come from her.’
In context — Genesis 17:16
I will bless her and also give you a son from her; yes, I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations—kings of peoples will come from her.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 17:16, so the Hebrew word מִמֶּ֥נָּה (mimenna) 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 Gen.17.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.16.W13.S1) and character.