Isaiah 39:1:9Isa.39.1.W9TAB
וּמִנְחָ֖ה
uminkha
“and a present or offering”
- Transliteration
- u-min-KHA
- Extended
- oo-mihn-KHAA
- IPA
- /uːminˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a present or offering
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-min-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA
- clause
ba-ET ha-HI sha-LAKH me-RO-dakh bal-e-a-DAN ben-bal-e-a-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
ba-ET ha-HI sha-LAKH me-RO-dakh bal-e-a-DAN ben-bal-e-a-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu va-yish-MA KI kha-LA va-ye-khe-ZAK
Exegesis
The direct objects sefarim uminchah {סְפָרִ֥ים וּמִנְחָ֖ה | səp̄ārîm ûminḥāh} ‘letters and a gift’ present the act as official diplomacy, while el-chizkiyahu {אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ | ʾel-ḥizqiyyāhû} marks the recipient.
In context — Isaiah 39:1
At that time, Merodach-baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick and had recovered.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 39:1, so the Hebrew word וּמִנְחָ֖ה (uminkha) 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 Isa.39.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.1.W9.S1) and character.