1 Samuel 14:16:61 Sam.14.16.W6TAB
וְהִנֵּ֧ה
vehinne
“and behold”
- Transliteration
- ve-hin-NE
- Extended
- veh-hihn-NEE
- IPA
- /vəh hinˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and behold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-hin-NE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON
- clause
ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON na-MOG va-YE-lekh va-ha-LOM
- sentence
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM le-sha-UL be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON na-MOG va-YE-lekh va-ha-LOM
Exegesis
The sudden-presentation particle wə-hin-nēh {וְהִנֵּ֥ה | wə-hin-nēh} marks a dramatic shift to the action noun ha-hā-mōn {הַהָמ֛וֹן | ha-hā-mōn}, ‘the host.’
In context — 1 Samuel 14:16
Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw, and behold, the multitude was melting away and going here and there.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 14:16, so the Hebrew word וְהִנֵּ֧ה (vehinne) 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 Sam.14.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.16.W6.S1) and character.