Genesis 15:12:7Gen.15.12.W7TAB
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
vehinne
“and behold”
- Transliteration
- ve-hin-NE
- Extended
- veh-hin-NEH
- IPA
- /wə.hin.ˈneː/
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-NE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE ei-MA
- clause
ve-hin-NE ei-MA kha-she-KHA ge-do-LA no-FE-let a-LAV
- sentence
va-ye-HI ha-SHE-mesh la-VO ve-tar-de-MA naf-LA al-av-RAM ve-hin-NE ei-MA kha-she-KHA ge-do-LA no-FE-let a-LAV
Exegesis
The particle vehineh {וְהִנֵּה | wəhinnēh} ‘and behold’ introduces a heightened, almost visionary development, signaling that what follows has particular revelatory weight.
In context — Genesis 15:12
And it came to pass, as the sun was going down, that a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, a terror —a great darkness—was falling upon him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 15:12, so the Hebrew word וְהִנֵּ֥ה (vehinne) 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 Gen.15.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.12.W7.S1) and character.