Numbers 22:38:4Num.22.38.W4TAB
הִֽנֵּה־בָ֙אתִי֙
hinnehbati
“behold, I have come”
- Transliteration
- hin-NEH-ba-TI
- Extended
- hin-NEH-baa-TEE
- IPA
- /hinˈneː.baˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold, I have come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hin-NEH-ba-TI
- clause
va-yo-MER bil-AM el-ba-LAK hin-NEH-ba-TI e-le-KHA a-TAH ha-ya-KHOL u-KHAL da-BER me-u-MAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER bil-AM el-ba-LAK hin-NEH-ba-TI e-le-KHA a-TAH ha-ya-KHOL u-KHAL da-BER me-u-MAH ha-da-VAR a-SHER ya-SIM e-lo-HIM be-FI o-TO a-da-BER
Exegesis
The compound expression hinnēh-bā’tī {הִֽנֵּה־בָ֙אתִי֙ | hinnēh-bā’tī} merges the interjection ‘behold’ with a Qal perfect to emphasize the completed arrival.
In context — Numbers 22:38
And Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you now. Am I truly able to speak anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I will speak.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 22:38, so the Hebrew word הִֽנֵּה־בָ֙אתִי֙ (hinnehbati) 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.22.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.38.W4.S1) and character.