Genesis 15:16:4Gen.15.16.W4TAB
הֵ֑נָּה
henna
“here”
- Transliteration
- HEN-na
- Extended
- HEHN-nah
- IPA
- /ˈheːn.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- here
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HEN-na
- phraseyour reading level
ya-SHU-vu HEN-na
- clause
ve-DOR re-vi-I ya-SHU-vu HEN-na
- sentence
ve-DOR re-vi-I ya-SHU-vu HEN-na KI lo-sha-LEM a-VON ha-e-mo-RI ad-HEN-na
Exegesis
The adverb henah {הֵ֑נָּה | hên-nāh} ‘here’ specifies the destination, deictically anchored to the current location of Abram in the land.
In context — Genesis 15:16
But in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 15:16, so the Hebrew word הֵ֑נָּה (henna) 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.15.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.16.W4.S1) and character.