Psalm 23:2:5Ps.23.2.W5TAB
מְנֻח֣וֹת
menukhot
“rest or resting-places”
- Transliteration
- me-nu-KHOT
- Extended
- meh-nuh-KHOHT
- IPA
- /mənuˈħoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- rest or resting-places
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 | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
me-nu-KHOT
- phraseyour reading level
me-nu-KHOT ye-na-ha-LEN-i
- clause
al-ME me-nu-KHOT ye-na-ha-LEN-i
- sentence
bin-OT DE-she yar-bi-TSEN-i al-ME me-nu-KHOT ye-na-ha-LEN-i
Exegesis
The locative phrase al-mei {עַל־מֵ֖י | ʿal-mê} ‘upon waters of’ combined with menuchot {מְנֻח֣וֹת | mĕnûḥôt} ‘resting places’ forms parallelism emphasizing tranquility.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–vav–het
“rest”
In context — Psalm 23:2
He settles me down in green pastures ; He guides me to waters of quiet rest.
About this coordinate
Psalm 23:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 23:2, so the Hebrew word מְנֻח֣וֹת (menukhot) 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 Ps.23.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.23.2.W5.S1) and character.