Numbers 17:12:6Num.17.12.W6TABWLC Numbers 17:27

הֵ֣ן

hen

behold

Transliteration
HEN
Extended
HEHN
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. phraseyour reading level

    HEN ga-va-NU a-vad-NU ku-la-NU a-vad-NU

  3. clause

    le-MOR HEN ga-va-NU a-vad-NU ku-la-NU a-vad-NU

  4. sentence

    va-yits-a-KU be-NEI yis-ra-EL el-MO-sheh le-MOR HEN ga-va-NU a-vad-NU ku-la-NU a-vad-NU

Exegesis

The particle hên {הֵן | hên} is rendered as “Look” to preserve its emphatic force in the formal version but is omitted in the dynamic rendering for smoother flow.

In contextNumbers 17:12

And the sons of Israel said to Moses , saying, “Look, we have perished ; we are ruined; all of us are ruined.”

About this coordinate

Numbers 17:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 17:12, so the Hebrew word הֵ֣ן (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 Num.17.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.12.W6.S1) and character.