Job 13:18:1Job.13.18.W1TAB
הִנֵּה־נָ֭א
hinena
“behold, now”
- Transliteration
- hi-NE-na
- Extended
- hih-NEE-nah
- IPA
- /hinˈneː.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold, now
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hi-NE-na
- clause
hi-NE-na a-rakh-TI mish-pe-TAT
- sentence
hi-NE-na a-rakh-TI mish-pe-TAT ya-da-TI ki-a-NI ets-DAK
Exegesis
The line opens with the attention-getting particle hinnēh-nāʾ {הִנֵּה־נָ֭א | hinnēh-nāʾ} ‘behold, please’, which functions as a forceful discourse marker introducing Job’s readiness to proceed.
In context — Job 13:18
Behold, now I have arranged my case; I know that I will be justified.
About this coordinate
Job 13:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:18, so the Hebrew word הִנֵּה־נָ֭א (hinena) 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.13.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.18.W1.S1) and character.