Menahem
me.na.chem identifies the man who became king over Israel and whose son Pekahiah later reigned.
The attested forms consistently function as a proper name for the same man: he comes to Samaria, succeeds Shallum as king over Israel, acts in relation to Assyria, and is named as Pekahiah’s father.
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Personal name of Israel’s king · dominant
In 2 Kings 15:14 the form is a Noun · Proper in the clause where the APB renders that he entered Samaria, struck Shallum, and reigned in his place. In 2 Kings 15:17 the APB renders him becoming king over Israel, while 2 Kings 15:19 and 2 Kings 15:20 place him in actions involving silver given to the king of Assyria. In 2 Kings 15:22 and 2 Kings 15:23, the same proper name marks the man whose son Pekahiah reigned after him.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the proper name as “Menahem,” including references to his acts, reign, death, and his son Pekahiah. These English clauses confirm the named figure’s narrative setting rather than supply a lexical rendering beyond the name.