Ezekiel 21:3:7Ezek.21.3.W7TABWLC Ezekiel 21:8

הִנְנִ֣י

hinneni

“behold, I”

Transliteration: hin-ne-NI
Extended: hihn-neh-NEE
IPA: /hin.niː/

Meaning by language

English: behold, I

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

הִ + נְ + נִ֣י

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hin + ne + ni

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hinneni

Alphabet Analysis

	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Nun	n as in new
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Nun	n as in new
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

word
hin-ne-NI
phraseyour reading level
hin-ne-NI e-LA-yikh
sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta le-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hin-ne-NI e-LA-yikh ve-ho-tse-TI khar-BI mi-ta-e-ra ve-hikh-ra-TI mi-ME-kh tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA

Exegesis

The particle hineni {הִנְנִי | hin-nē-nî} ‘behold, I’ signals emphatic divine presence.

In context — Ezekiel 21:3

And you shall say to the land of Israel, "Thus says the LORD : Behold, I am against you, and I will bring out my sword from its sheath, and I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked."

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 21:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 21:3, so the Hebrew word הִנְנִ֣י (hinneni) 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.21.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.3.W7.S1) and character.

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