מְנַחֵ֖ם
𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤌
Menachem
Menahem
Personal name meaning 'comforter' or 'one who offers comfort,' derived from a verbal participle. Designates an individual whose character or vocational role is linked to the act of comforting, consoling, or bringing relief. Most notably, this name occurs as that of a ninth-century BCE Israelite king.
2 Kings 15:21 · Word #3
Lexicon H4505
| Lemma | מְנַחֵם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Menachem |
| Strong's | H4505 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'comforter' or 'one who offers comfort,' derived from a verbal participle. Designates an individual whose character or vocational role is linked to the act of comforting, consoling, or bringing relief. Most notably, this name occurs as that of a ninth-century BCE Israelite king. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Menahem |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4505-01
Comforter
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular Piel participle functioning as a proper name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is the masculine singular Piel participle of נחם, meaning 'one who actively comforts or consoles.' Rendering it as 'Comforter' preserves both the intensive verbal stem and its participial, agentive force, while reflecting its function as a personal name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Menachem
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Comforter |