Genesis 19:21:3Gen.19.21.W3TAB
הִנֵּה֙
hineh
“Behold”
- Transliteration
- hi-NEH
- Extended
- hih-NEH
- IPA
- /hin.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Behold
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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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Word in context
- word
hi-NEH
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV hi-NEH na-SA-ti fa-NE-kha GAM la-da-VAR ha-ZEH
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV hi-NEH na-SA-ti fa-NE-kha GAM la-da-VAR ha-ZEH le-vil-TI hof-KI et-ha-IR a-SHER di-BAR-ta
Exegesis
Hinneh {הִנֵּה | hin-nēh} ‘Behold’ functions as a discourse marker highlighting a significant concession.
In context — Genesis 19:21
And He said to him, “Behold, I have shown favor to you also concerning this matter , so that I will not overthrow the city which you have spoken of.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 19:21, so the Hebrew word הִנֵּה֙ (hineh) 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.19.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.21.W3.S1) and character.