Genesis 48:2:4Gen.48.2.W4TAB
הִנֵּ֛ה
hinne
“behold”
- Transliteration
- hin-NE
- Extended
- hihn-NEH
- IPA
- /hinˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
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 |
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Word in context
- word
hin-NE
- clause
va-yag-GED le-ya-a-KOV va-YO-mer hin-NE bin-KHA yo-SEF BA e-LE-kha
- sentence
va-yag-GED le-ya-a-KOV va-YO-mer hin-NE bin-KHA yo-SEF BA e-LE-kha va-yit-kha-ZEK yis-ra-EL va-YE-shev al-ha-mit-TA
Exegesis
The indirect report becomes direct speech after vayomer, introduced by the deictic particle hinneh {הִנֵּה | hinnēh} ‘behold’, which heightens attention on the news about Joseph.
In context — Genesis 48:2
And someone told Jacob and said, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel strengthened himself and sat upon the bed.
About this coordinate
Genesis 48:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 48:2, so the Hebrew word הִנֵּ֛ה (hinne) 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.48.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.48.2.W4.S1) and character.