Ezekiel 18:4:1Ezek.18.4.W1TAB
הֵ֤ן
hen
“behold”
- Transliteration
- HEN
- Extended
- HEHN
- IPA
- /ˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
HEN
- phraseyour reading level
HEN kal-ha-ne-fa-SHOT
- clause
HEN kal-ha-ne-fa-SHOT LI HEN-na ke-NE-fesh ha-AV u-khe-NE-fesh ha-BEN li-HEN-na
- 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 context — Ezekiel 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.