2 Samuel 14:21:42 Sam.14.21.W4TAB
הִנֵּה־נָ֥א
hinena
“look, please”
- Transliteration
- hi-NE-na
- Extended
- hih-NEE-naa
- IPA
- /hinˈneː.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- look, please
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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 a-SI-ti
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-yo-AV hi-NE-na a-SI-ti et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-yo-AV hi-NE-na a-SI-ti et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-LEKH ha-SHEV et-ha-NA-ar et-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The interjection hinneh-na {הִנֵּה־נָ֥א | hin-nē-nāʼ} conveys affirmation and urgency.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:21
Then the king said to Joab, “Behold now , I have done this thing . Go, restore the young man Absalom.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 14:21, 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.14.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.21.W4.S1) and character.