Ezekiel 18:4:1Ezek.18.4.W1TAB

הֵ֤ן

hen

behold

Transliteration
HEN
Extended
HEHN
IPA
/ˈheːn/

Meaning by language

English
behold

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    HEN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HEN kal-ha-ne-fa-SHOT

  3. clause

    HEN kal-ha-ne-fa-SHOT LI HEN-na ke-NE-fesh ha-AV u-khe-NE-fesh ha-BEN li-HEN-na

  4. sentence

    HEN kal-ha-ne-fa-SHOT LI HEN-na ke-NE-fesh ha-AV u-khe-NE-fesh ha-BEN li-HEN-na ha-NE-fesh ha-kho-TE-et HI ta-MUT

Exegesis

The verse opens with hen {הֵן | hēn} ‘behold’, an emphatic interjection introducing divine declaration.

In contextEzekiel 18:4

Behold, all souls are Mine ; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son—they are Mine; the soul that sins will die.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 18:4, so the Hebrew word הֵ֤ן (hen) 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 Ezek.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.4.W1.S1) and character.