1 Samuel 19:16:31 Sam.19.16.W3TAB

וְהִנֵּ֥ה

vehine

and behold

Transliteration
ve-hi-NE
Extended
veh-hih-NEE
IPA
/vəhinˈneː/

Meaning by language

English
and behold

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Result
וְ + הִ + נֵּ֥ה
ve + hi + ne
vehine

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-hi-NE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-hi-NE ha-te-ra-FIM

  3. clause

    va-ya-BO-u ha-mal-a-KHIM ve-hi-NE ha-te-ra-FIM el-ha-mi-TA

  4. sentence

    va-ya-BO-u ha-mal-a-KHIM ve-hi-NE ha-te-ra-FIM el-ha-mi-TA u-khe-VIR ha-i-ZIM me-ra-a-sho-TAV

Exegesis

The particle ve-hinnēh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hinnēh} introduces sudden visual revelation.

In context1 Samuel 19:16

And the messengers entered, and behold, the teraphim were on the bed, with a goats’ hair pillow at its head.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 19:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 19:16, so the Hebrew word וְהִנֵּ֥ה (vehine) 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.19.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.16.W3.S1) and character.