Jeremiah 17:15:1Jer.17.15.W1TAB
הִנֵּה־הֵ֕מָּה
hinnehema
“behold, they”
- Transliteration
- hin-NE-he-MA
- Extended
- hihn-NEH-hee-MAA
- IPA
- /hinˈneː.heːmˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold, they
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hin-NE-he-MA
- clause
hin-NE-he-MA o-me-RIM e-LAI
- sentence
hin-NE-he-MA o-me-RIM e-LAI a-YE de-VAR-ye-ho-VA ya-VO NA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interjection hinneh {הִנֵּה־ | hin-nēh} ‘behold’, introducing the quoted challenge.
It follows the pronoun hemah {הֵ֕מָּה | hē-māh} ‘they’ and the Qal participle omrim {אֹמְרִ֖ים | ʾom-rîm} ‘are saying’, marking ongoing speech.
Root and etymology
h-n-hheh–nun–heh
“to behold”
In context — Jeremiah 17:15
Behold, they are saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD ? Let it come now !”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 17:15, so the Hebrew word הִנֵּה־הֵ֕מָּה (hinnehema) 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.17.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.15.W1.S1) and character.