מִנְהָג

minhag · driving

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4491 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

minhag (מִנְהָג) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “driving”.

The manner of driving a chariot. It appears only in 2 Kings 9:20, where the watchman recognizes Jehu by his way of driving. It comes from the verb "drive, lead."

How to say it

min·hag

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.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. The way someone drives his chariot: slowly or at full speed.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • 2 Kings 9:20

    The watchman reported, saying, “He came to them, but he has not come back. And the driving is like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi, for he drives like a madman.”

And 1 more times.