Genesis 20:3:8Gen.20.3.W8TAB
הִנְּךָ֥
hinekha
“behold, you are”
- Transliteration
- hi-ne-KHA
- Extended
- hih-neh-KHAA
- IPA
- /hin.nə.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold, you are
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
hi-ne-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
hi-ne-KHA MET
- clause
va-yo-MER LO hi-ne-KHA MET al-ha-i-SHA a-sher-la-KAKH-ta ve-HI be-U-lat BA-al
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-a-vi-ME-lekh ba-kha-LOM hal-LAI-la va-yo-MER LO hi-ne-KHA MET al-ha-i-SHA a-sher-la-KAKH-ta ve-HI be-U-lat BA-al
Exegesis
The pair hinneka met {הִנְּךָ מֵת | hinnəḵā mēt} functions as a performative pronouncement of death, with hinneka drawing attention and met conveying the irreversible sentence.
In context — Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a night dream and said, “Look, you are a dead man because of the woman you have taken, for she is married to a husband.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 20:3, so the Hebrew word הִנְּךָ֥ (hinekha) 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.20.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.3.W8.S1) and character.