Judges 21:15:2Judg.21.15.W2TAB
נִחָ֖ם
nikham
“was comforted or had compassion”
- Transliteration
- ni-KHAM
- Extended
- nih-KHAAM
- IPA
- /niˈħaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- was comforted or had compassion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ni-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-AM ni-KHAM
- clause
ve-ha-AM ni-KHAM le-vin-ya-MIN
- sentence
ve-ha-AM ni-KHAM le-vin-ya-MIN KI-a-SA Ye-ho-VAH PE-rets be-shiv-TEI yis-re-EL
Exegesis
The verb nicham {נִחָם | ni-ḥām} in the Nifal perfect conveys a reflexive emotional state, rendered ‘were grieved.’
Root and etymology
n-ch-mnun–chet–mem
“to feel sorrow”
In context — Judges 21:15
And the people were grieved for Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 21:15, so the Hebrew word נִחָ֖ם (nikham) 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 Judg.21.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.15.W2.S1) and character.