2 Samuel 13:24:52 Sam.13.24.W5TAB
הִנֵּה־נָ֥א
hinena
“behold, please”
- Transliteration
- hi-NE-na
- Extended
- hih-NEE-naa
- IPA
- /hinˈneː.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold, please
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hi-NE-na
- phraseyour reading level
hi-NE-na go-ze-ZIM
- clause
va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER hi-NE-na go-ze-ZIM le-av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER hi-NE-na go-ze-ZIM le-av-DE-kha ye-LEKH-na ha-ME-lekh va-a-va-DAV im-av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The combined particle hinneh-na {הִנֵּה־נָא | hinnē-nāʼ} merges attention calling with polite entreaty.
Root and etymology
ה־נ־ה
“look, see”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:24
And Absalom came to the king and said, “Behold now, the shearers are with your servant; let the king and his servants go with your servant.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:24, so the Hebrew word הִנֵּה־נָ֥א (hinena) 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 Sam.13.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.24.W5.S1) and character.