Job 16:2:4Job.16.2.W4TAB
מְנַחֲמֵ֖י
menakhame
“comforters of”
- Transliteration
- me-na-kha-ME
- Extended
- meh-nah-khah-MEH
- IPA
- /mənaħăˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- comforters of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-na-kha-ME
- clause
me-na-kha-ME a-MAL kul-le-KHEM
- sentence
sha-MA-e-ti ke-EL-le ra-BOT me-na-kha-ME a-MAL kul-le-KHEM
Exegesis
The closing sequence menachamei amal {מְנַחֲמֵי עָמָל | mənaḥămê ʿāmāl} is a construct chain, literally “comforters of trouble,” functioning as an ironic label: those who should console instead are characterized by the very distress they produce.
Root and etymology
consonantsnun–chet–mem
“to comfort, console”
In context — Job 16:2
I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are all of you.
About this coordinate
Job 16:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 16:2, so the Hebrew word מְנַחֲמֵ֖י (menakhame) 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 Job.16.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.2.W4.S1) and character.