Deuteronomy 17:4:5Deut.17.4.W5TAB
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
vehinneh
“and behold”
- Transliteration
- ve-hin-NEH
- Extended
- veh-hin-NEH
- IPA
- /vəhinˈne/
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-NEH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NEH e-MET
- clause
ve-da-RAS-ta he-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-eh-SE-ta ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
veh-hu-GAD-le-KHA ve-sha-MA-ta ve-da-RAS-ta he-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-eh-SE-ta ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The interjection vehineh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hinnēh} introduces a conditional result clause, which hinges on the substantive terms emet {אֱמֶת | ʾe-met} ‘truth’ and the Niphal participle nakhon {נָכוֹן | nā-ḵōn} ‘established’ to assess factual certainty.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:4
And it has been told to you, and you have heard, and you have investigated , and behold, if the matter is true and established , that this abomination has been done in Israel.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 17:4, so the Hebrew word וְהִנֵּ֤ה (vehinneh) 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 Deut.17.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.4.W5.S1) and character.