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
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
HEN
- phraseyour reading level
HEN ga-va-NU a-vad-NU ku-la-NU a-vad-NU
- clause
le-MOR HEN ga-va-NU a-vad-NU ku-la-NU a-vad-NU
- 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 context — Numbers 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.