Numbers 16:47:8Num.16.47.W8TABWLC Numbers 17:12
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
vehineh
“and behold”
- Transliteration
- ve-hi-NEH
- Extended
- veh-hi-NEH
- IPA
- /ha.kaˈhaːl/
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-NEH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-NEH he-KHEL
- clause
va-yik-KAKH a-ha-RON ka-a-SHER di-BER-MO-sheh va-ya-RATS el-TOKH ha-ka-HAL ve-hi-NEH he-KHEL ha-NE-gef ba-AM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH a-ha-RON ka-a-SHER di-BER-MO-sheh va-ya-RATS el-TOKH ha-ka-HAL ve-hi-NEH he-KHEL ha-NE-gef ba-AM va-yi-TEN et-hak-to-RET va-ye-kha-PER al-ha-AM
Exegesis
The particle vehineh {וְהִנֵּה | wəhinneh} introduces a dramatic shift, signaling the onset of the plague among the people.
In context — Numbers 16:47
And Aaron took it just as Moses had spoken, and ran into the midst of the assembly ; and behold, the plague had begun among the people. And he placed the incense and made atonement for the people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:47:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 16:47, so the Hebrew word וְהִנֵּ֥ה (vehineh) 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 Num.16.47.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.47.W8.S1) and character.