Leviticus 18:10:10Lev.18.10.W10TAB
הֵֽנָּה׃
hena
“they”
- Transliteration
- HE-na
- Extended
- HEH-nah
- IPA
- /ˈheːn.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HE-na
- clause
KI er-vat-KHA HE-na
- sentence
er-VAT bat-bin-KHA OH bat-bit-KHA LO te-ga-LEH er-va-TAN KI er-vat-KHA HE-na
Exegesis
In the clause ki ervatkha hēnna {כִּי עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ הֵֽנָּה֙ | kī ʿer·wat·kha hēn·nā} the copular pronoun hēn·nā ‘they are’ links the subject to its predicate, grounding the prohibition in kinship identity.
Root and etymology
Rootheh-nun-nun
“they (feminine)”
In context — Leviticus 18:10
The nakedness of your son’s daughter or of your daughter’s daughter you shall not uncover—their nakedness—because they are your nakedness.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 18:10, so the Hebrew word הֵֽנָּה׃ (hena) 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 Lev.18.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.10.W10.S1) and character.