Genesis 17:20:3Gen.17.20.W3TAB
הִנֵּ֣ה
hine
“behold”
- Transliteration
- hi-NE
- Extended
- hih-NEH
- IPA
- /hin.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
hi-NE
- phraseyour reading level
hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO
- clause
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD
- sentence
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD she-neim-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-tat-TIV le-GOY ga-DOL
Exegesis
Hinneh {הִנֵּה | hin-nēh} introduces and emphasizes the divine declaration that follows.
In context — Genesis 17:20
Concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Look: I have blessed him, and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him exceedingly; he will father twelve leaders , and I will make him a great nation.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 17:20, so the Hebrew word הִנֵּ֣ה (hine) 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.17.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.20.W3.S1) and character.