1 Kings 16:3:11 Kgs.16.3.W1TAB
הִנְנִ֥י
hinne
“behold me or here I am”
- Transliteration
- hin-NE
- Extended
- hin-NEE
- IPA
- /hinˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold me or here I am
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
hin-NE
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NE mav-e-IR
- clause
hin-NE mav-e-IR a-kha-RE va-SHA ve-a-kha-RE BE-to
- sentence
hin-NE mav-e-IR a-kha-RE va-SHA ve-a-kha-RE BE-to ve-na-TAT-ti et-BET-kha ke-VET ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT
Exegesis
The sentence opens with hineni {הִנְנִי | hinnî} ‘behold’, a prophetic announcement marker signaling imminent divine action.
In context — 1 Kings 16:3
Behold, I am about to bring devastation upon Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 16:3, so the Hebrew word הִנְנִ֥י (hinne) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.16.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.3.W1.S1) and character.