2 Kings 22:20:22 Kgs.22.20.W2TAB
הִנְנִ֨י
hinne
“behold, I”
- Transliteration
- hin-NE
- Extended
- hin-NEH
- IPA
- /hinˈniː/
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 | 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
la-KHEN hin-NE o-sif-KHA
- clause
la-KHEN hin-NE o-sif-KHA al-a-vo-TE-kha ve-ne-e-saf-TA el-kiv-ro-TE-kha be-sha-LOM ve-lo-tir-E-na e-NE-kha be-KHOL ha-ra-A a-sher-a-NI me-VI al-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE o-sif-KHA al-a-vo-TE-kha ve-ne-e-saf-TA el-kiv-ro-TE-kha be-sha-LOM ve-lo-tir-E-na e-NE-kha be-KHOL ha-ra-A a-sher-a-NI me-VI al-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE va-ya-SHI-vu et-ha-ME-lekh da-VAR
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal particle lāḵēn {לָכֵן | lāḵēn} ‘therefore’, followed by hinnēnî {הִנְנִי | hinnēnî} ‘behold, I’, introducing a divine announcement.
In context — 2 Kings 22:20
Therefore, behold, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your graves in peace . Your eyes will not see all the evil that I am bringing upon this place. And they conveyed the report to the king.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 22:20, so the Hebrew word הִנְנִ֨י (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 2 Kgs.22.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.20.W2.S1) and character.