Genesis 39:8:5Gen.39.8.W5TAB
הֵ֣ן
hen
“behold”
- Transliteration
- HEN
- Extended
- HEHN
- IPA
- /ˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
HEN
- phraseyour reading level
HEN a-do-NI
- clause
va-ye-ma-EN va-yo-MER el-E-shet a-do-NAV HEN a-do-NI lo-ya-DA i-TI ma-ba-BA-yit
- sentence
va-ye-ma-EN va-yo-MER el-E-shet a-do-NAV HEN a-do-NI lo-ya-DA i-TI ma-ba-BA-yit ve-KHOL a-sher-yesh-LO na-TAN be-ya-DI
Exegesis
The particle hen {הֵן | hēn} “behold” marks the start of Joseph’s explanation and serves as an attention marker.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–nun–nun
“graciousness”
In context — Genesis 39:8
But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Behold, my master does not know, with me, what is in the house, and all that he has, he has given into my hand .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 39:8, so the Hebrew word הֵ֣ן (hen) 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.39.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.8.W5.S1) and character.