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
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hi-NE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-NE ha-te-ra-FIM
- clause
va-ya-BO-u ha-mal-a-KHIM ve-hi-NE ha-te-ra-FIM el-ha-mi-TA
- 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 context — 1 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.