menachem · Menahem

What it means

menachem (מְנַחֵם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Menahem”.

A personal name meaning "comforter." King of Israel, son of Gadi; he took the throne by killing Shallum and reigned ten years in Samaria (2 Kings 15:14-22).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Kings 15:14

  Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria and struck Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria and put him to death and reigned in his place.

• 2 Kings 15:16

  Then Menahem struck Tiphsah and all who were in it and its territories from Tirzah, because they did not open to him; and he struck it; all its pregnant women he ripped open.

• 2 Kings 15:17

  In year thirty-nine of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel and reigned ten years in Samaria.

• 2 Kings 15:19

  Pul king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, so that his hands might be with him to strengthen the kingdom in his hand.

• 2 Kings 15:20

  Menahem imposed the silver on Israel, on all the men of worth, to give to the king of Assyria, fifty shekels of silver from each man. So the king of Assyria turned back and did not stay there in the land.

• 2 Kings 15:21

  The rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

• 2 Kings 15:22

  Menahem lay down with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.

• 2 Kings 15:23

  In year fifty of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned two years.