Numbers 24:11:8Num.24.11.W8TAB
מְנָעֲךָ֥
menaakha
“has kept you”
- Transliteration
- me-na-a-KHA
- Extended
- meh-na-ah-KHAH
- IPA
- /mənaʕaˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has kept you
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
me-na-a-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
me-na-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-MAR-ti ka-BED a-kha-bed-KHA ve-hi-NEH me-na-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH mi-ka-VOD
- sentence
ve-a-TAH be-RAKH-le-KHA el-me-ko-MEKHA a-MAR-ti ka-BED a-kha-bed-KHA ve-hi-NEH me-na-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH mi-ka-VOD
Exegesis
The adversative vehinne {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hîn-nē} ‘but behold’ introduces the reversal, and YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as subject of mena‘akha {מְנָעֲךָ | mə-nā-‘a-ḵā} ‘has prevented you’ foregrounds divine agency.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–nun–ayin
“to withhold, hold back”
In context — Numbers 24:11
And now, flee for yourself to your place! I said, “I will surely honor you.” But behold, the LORD has prevented you from honor.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 24:11, so the Hebrew word מְנָעֲךָ֥ (menaakha) 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 Num.24.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.11.W8.S1) and character.