2 Kings 22:16:42 Kgs.22.16.W4TAB
הִנְנִ֨י
hinneni
“behold, I”
- Transliteration
- hin-NE-ni
- Extended
- hin-NEH-nee
- IPA
- /hinˈnɛ.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold, I
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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-ni
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NE-ni me-VI ra-A
- clause
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-ni me-VI ra-A el-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-al-yo-she-VAV
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-ni me-VI ra-A el-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-al-yo-she-VAV ET kal-div-RE ha-SE-fer a-SHER ka-RA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The expression hinnēnî {הִנְנִי | hin-nē-nî} ‘behold me’ demands immediate attention.
In context — 2 Kings 22:16
Thus says the LORD : “See, I will bring disaster on this place and on its inhabitants, in accordance with all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 22:16, so the Hebrew word הִנְנִ֨י (hinneni) 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 2 Kgs.22.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.16.W4.S1) and character.