Job 13:15:1Job.13.15.W1TAB

הֵ֣ן

hen

behold

Transliteration
HEN
Extended
HEEN
IPA
/ˈheːn/

Meaning by language

English
behold

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    HEN

  2. clause

    HEN yik-te-LE-ni LO LO a-ya-KHEL

  3. sentence

    HEN yik-te-LE-ni LO LO a-ya-KHEL AKH-de-ra-KHAI el-pa-NAIV o-KHI-akh

Exegesis

The verse opens with the particle hen {הֵן | hēn} ‘behold’, marking an emphatic declaration.

In contextJob 13:15

Behold, though He slay me, yet I will hope in Him; surely I will argue my ways to His face.

About this coordinate

Job 13:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:15, 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 Job.13.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.15.W1.S1) and character.