Genesis 19:8:1Gen.19.8.W1TAB
הִנֵּה־נָ֨א
hinehna
“behold please”
- Transliteration
- hi-neh-NA
- Extended
- hih-neh-NAH
- IPA
- /hin.neː.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold 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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Word in context
- word
hi-neh-NA
- phraseyour reading level
hi-neh-NA LI
- clause
hi-neh-NA LI she-TE va-NOT a-SHER lo-ya-de-U ISH o-tsi-a-NA e-te-HEN a-lei-KHEM va-a-SU la-HEN ka-TOV be-ei-nei-KHEM
- sentence
hi-neh-NA LI she-TE va-NOT a-SHER lo-ya-de-U ISH o-tsi-a-NA e-te-HEN a-lei-KHEM va-a-SU la-HEN ka-TOV be-ei-nei-KHEM RAK la-a-na-SHIM ha-EL al-ta-a-SU da-VAR ki-al-KEN ba-U be-TSEL ko-ra-TI
Exegesis
The verse begins with hinneh-na {הִנֵּה־נָא | hin-nēh-nāʾ} ‘behold, please’, a compound particle signaling attention and appeal.
Root and etymology
n-ʾnun–aleph
“please, now”
In context — Genesis 19:8
Behold, please, I have two daughters who have not known a man . Let me, please, bring them out to you, and you may do to them as is good in your eyes . Only, do not do anything to these men, because for this reason they have come under the shadow of my roof.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 19:8, so the Hebrew word הִנֵּה־נָ֨א (hinehna) 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.19.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.8.W1.S1) and character.