Isaiah 13:17:1Isa.13.17.W1TAB
הִנְנִ֛י
hinne
“behold, I”
- Transliteration
- hin-NE
- Extended
- hihn-NEH
- IPA
- /hinˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold, I
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
hin-NE
- clause
hin-NE me-IR a-le-HEM et-ma-DAI
- sentence
hin-NE me-IR a-le-HEM et-ma-DAI a-sher-KE-sef LO ya-khe-SHO-vu ve-za-HAV LO ya-khe-TSU-vo
Exegesis
The verse opens with the emphatic particle hinnī {הִנְנִי | hinnēnî} ’Behold, I’, focusing attention on the divine speaker.
In context — Isaiah 13:17
Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, who will not regard silver nor delight in gold.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 13:17, so the Hebrew word הִנְנִ֛י (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 Isa.13.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.17.W1.S1) and character.