Jeremiah 14:18:8Jer.14.18.W8TAB
וְהִנֵּ֖ה
vehinne
“and behold”
- Transliteration
- ve-hin-NE
- Extended
- veh-hihn-NEH
- IPA
- /vəhinˈnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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
- clause
im-ya-TSA-ti ha-sa-DE ve-hin-NE khal-le-KHE-rev ve-IM ba-TI ha-IR ve-hin-NE ta-kha-lu-E ra-AV
- sentence
im-ya-TSA-ti ha-sa-DE ve-hin-NE khal-le-KHE-rev ve-IM ba-TI ha-IR ve-hin-NE ta-kha-lu-E ra-AV ki-gam-na-VI gam-ko-HEN sa-kha-RU el-E-rets ve-LO ya-DE-u
Exegesis
A parallel clause with ve-im {וְאִם֙ | wə-ʾim} and Qal perfect bati {בָּ֣אתִי | bā-ʾtî} ‘I entered’ with ha-ir {הָעִ֔יר | hā-ʿîr} ‘the city’ and vehinneh {וְהִנֵּ֖ה | wə-hin-nēh} frames tachallu'ei-ra'av {תַּחֲלוּאֵ֣י רָעָ֑ב | ta-ḥă-lu-ʾê rā-ʿāv} ‘diseases of famine.’
In context — Jeremiah 14:18
If I go out into the field, behold the slain by the sword! And if I enter the city, behold the diseases of famine! For both the prophet and the priest roam through the land and have no understanding .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 14:18, so the Hebrew word וְהִנֵּ֖ה (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 Jer.14.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.18.W8.S1) and character.