Judges 21:9:3Judg.21.9.W3TAB
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
vehine
“and behold”
- Transliteration
- ve-hi-NE
- Extended
- veh-hih-NEE
- IPA
- /vəhɪˈnːeː/
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-hi-NE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-NE EN-SHAM
- clause
ve-hi-NE EN-SHAM ISH mi-yo-she-VE ya-VESH gil-AD
- sentence
va-yit-pa-KED ha-AM ve-hi-NE EN-SHAM ISH mi-yo-she-VE ya-VESH gil-AD
Exegesis
The conjunction vehinnēh {וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə-hinnēh} ‘and behold’ introduces an unexpected result.
In context — Judges 21:9
And the people were mustered, and behold, there was not there a man from the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 21:9, so the Hebrew word וְהִנֵּ֤ה (vehine) 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 Judg.21.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.9.W3.S1) and character.