Job 21:16:1Job.21.16.W1TAB

הֵ֤ן

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 LO ve-ya-DAM tu-VAM

  3. sentence

    HEN LO ve-ya-DAM tu-VAM a-TSAT re-sha-IM ra-kha-KA MEN-ni

Exegesis

The verse opens with the particle hen {הֵ֤ן | hēn} ‘behold’ signaling attention.

In contextJob 21:16

Behold, their prosperity is not in their own hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

About this coordinate

Job 21:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:16, so the Hebrew word הֵ֤ן (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.21.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.16.W1.S1) and character.