Genesis 18:27:4Gen.18.27.W4TAB
הִנֵּה־נָ֤א
hinnena
“look, please”
- Transliteration
- hin-ne-NA
- Extended
- hin-neh-NAA
- IPA
- /hin.neː.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- look, please
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hin-ne-NA
- phraseyour reading level
hin-ne-NA ho-AL-ti
- clause
hin-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer
- sentence
va-YA-an av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR hin-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer
Exegesis
The interjectional cluster hinneh-na {הִנֵּה־נָא | hin-nēh-nāʾ} combines the deictic “behold” with the entreaty particle “please,” softening the boldness of what follows and framing the speech as humble petition.
Root and etymology
h-n-hheh–nun–heh
“to point out, to show”
In context — Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, “Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord , though I am dust and ashes.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 18:27, so the Hebrew word הִנֵּה־נָ֤א (hinnena) 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.18.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.27.W4.S1) and character.