4505. Menachem
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Menachem: Menachem

Original Word: מְנַחֵם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Menachem
Pronunciation: meh-nah-KHEM
Phonetic Spelling: (men-akh-ame')
Definition: Menachem
Meaning: Menachem

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root נָחַם (nacham), meaning "to comfort" or "to console."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Menachem in the Strong's Greek Dictionary. However, the concept of comfort is reflected in Greek words such as παρακαλέω (parakaleo - Strong's G3870), meaning "to comfort" or "to exhort."

Usage: The name Menachem means "comforter" or "one who comforts." It is used as a proper name in the Hebrew Bible, signifying a person who brings comfort or consolation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes prophetic or indicative of a person's character or destiny. The name Menachem reflects a role of providing comfort, which was a valued trait in a community-oriented society. Comforting others was seen as a divine attribute, aligning with God's nature as a comforter to His people.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from nacham
Definition
"comforter," king of N. Isr.
NASB Translation
Menahem (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מְנַחֵם proper name, masculine (comforter) king of Northern Israel, 2 Kings 15:14,16,17,19,20,21,22,23; ᵐ5 Μαναημ.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Menahem

From nacham; comforter; Menachem, an Israelite -- Menahem.

see HEBREW nacham

Forms and Transliterations
מְ֠נַחֵם מְנַחֵ֖ם מְנַחֵ֧ם מְנַחֵ֨ם מְנַחֵם֙ מנחם mə·na·ḥêm menaChem mənaḥêm
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Kings 15:14
HEB: וַיַּעַל֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם בֶּן־ גָּדִ֜י
NAS: Then Menahem son of Gadi
KJV: For Menahem the son of Gadi
INT: went Menahem son of Gadi

2 Kings 15:16
HEB: אָ֣ז יַכֶּֽה־ מְ֠נַחֵם אֶת־ תִּפְסַ֨ח
NAS: Then Menahem struck Tiphsah
KJV: Then Menahem smote Tiphsah,
INT: Then struck Menahem Tiphsah and all

2 Kings 15:17
HEB: יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ מְנַחֵ֨ם בֶּן־ גָּדִ֧י
NAS: king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi
KJV: of Judah began Menahem the son
INT: of Judah became Menahem son of Gadi

2 Kings 15:19
HEB: הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיִּתֵּ֤ן מְנַחֵם֙ לְפ֔וּל אֶ֖לֶף
NAS: against the land, and Menahem gave Pul
KJV: against the land: and Menahem gave
INT: the land gave and Menahem Pul A thousand

2 Kings 15:20
HEB: וַיֹּצֵא֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם אֶת־ הַכֶּ֜סֶף
NAS: Then Menahem exacted the money
KJV: And Menahem exacted the money
INT: exacted Menahem the money from

2 Kings 15:21
HEB: וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י מְנַחֵ֖ם וְכָל־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: of the acts of Menahem and all
KJV: of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did,
INT: now the rest of the acts of Menahem and all he

2 Kings 15:22
HEB: וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב מְנַחֵ֖ם עִם־ אֲבֹתָ֑יו
NAS: And Menahem slept with his fathers,
KJV: And Menahem slept with his fathers;
INT: slept and Menahem with his fathers

2 Kings 15:23
HEB: פְּקַֽחְיָ֨ה בֶן־ מְנַחֵ֧ם עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
NAS: son of Menahem became king
KJV: the son of Menahem began to reign
INT: Pekahiah son of Menahem over Israel

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4505
8 Occurrences


mə·na·ḥêm — 8 Occ.
















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