2 Samuel 15:32:82 Sam.15.32.W8TAB
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
vehinne
“and behold”
- Transliteration
- ve-hin-NE
- Extended
- veh-hihn-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 |
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Word in context
- word
ve-hin-NE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE lik-ra-TO
- clause
ve-hin-NE lik-ra-TO KHU-shai ha-ar-KI ka-RU-a ku-tan-TO va-a-da-MA al-RO-sho
- sentence
va-ye-HI da-VID BA ad-ha-ROSH a-sher-yish-ta-kha-VE SHAM le-e-lo-HIM ve-hin-NE lik-ra-TO KHU-shai ha-ar-KI ka-RU-a ku-tan-TO va-a-da-MA al-RO-sho
Exegesis
The interjection wə·hinnēh {וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə-hinnēh} “behold” introduces narrative surprise.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:32
And it happened that when David came to the summit where he would worship God , behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him, his tunic torn and dust upon his head.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 15:32, so the Hebrew word וְהִנֵּ֤ה (vehinne) 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.15.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.32.W8.S1) and character.