Genesis 37:29:4Gen.37.29.W4TAB
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
vehinne
“behold”
- Transliteration
- ve-hin-NE
- Extended
- veh-hin-NEH
- IPA
- /və.hinˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-hin-NE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE en-yo-SEF
- clause
va-ya-SHAV re-u-VEN el-ha-BOR ve-hin-NE en-yo-SEF ba-BOR
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV re-u-VEN el-ha-BOR ve-hin-NE en-yo-SEF ba-BOR va-yik-RA et-be-ga-DAV
Exegesis
Vehinneh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hinnēh} functions as a discourse marker introducing sudden discovery.
In context — Genesis 37:29
Reuben returned to the pit , and saw that Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his garments .
About this coordinate
Genesis 37:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 37:29, so the Hebrew word וְהִנֵּ֥ה (vehinne) 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.37.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.37.29.W4.S1) and character.