Exodus 16:14:4Exod.16.14.W4TAB
וְהִנֵּ֞ה
vehinneh
“and behold”
- Transliteration
- ve-hin-NEH
- Extended
- veh-hin-NEH
- IPA
- /wə.hinˈneː/
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
- clause
ve-hin-NEH al-pe-NEI ha-mid-BAR DAK me-khus-PAS DAK kak-ke-FOR al-ha-A-rets
- sentence
vat-TA-al shikh-VAT ha-TAAL ve-hin-NEH al-pe-NEI ha-mid-BAR DAK me-khus-PAS DAK kak-ke-FOR al-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The deictic-interjection wehinneh {וְהִנֵּ֞ה | wə-hinnēh} ‘and behold’ introduces a sudden revelation.
In context — Exodus 16:14
When the layer of dew rose, behold, on the surface of the wilderness lay a fine, flaky substance—fine as frost upon the ground.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 16:14, so the Hebrew word וְהִנֵּ֞ה (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 Exod.16.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.14.W4.S1) and character.