Numbers 24:10:12Num.24.10.W12TAB

וְהִנֵּה֙

vehineh

and behold

Transliteration
ve-hi-NEH
Extended
veh-hin-NEH
IPA
/vəhinˈneː/

Meaning by language

English
and behold

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Result
וְ + הִ + נֵּה֙
ve + hi + neh
vehineh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-hi-NEH

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM la-KOV oi-VAI ke-ra-ti-KHA ve-hi-NEH be-rakh-TA va-REKH ZEH sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM

  3. sentence

    va-yi-KHAR-AF ba-LAK el-bil-AM va-yis-POK et-ka-PAV va-YO-mer ba-LAK el-bil-AM la-KOV oi-VAI ke-ra-ti-KHA ve-hi-NEH be-rakh-TA va-REKH ZEH sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM

Exegesis

The conjunction ve-hineh {וְהִנֵּה֙ | wə-hinnēh} introduces a contrast highlighting the reversal from curse to blessing.

In contextNumbers 24:10

Then Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have blessed them—blessing them—these three times.”

About this coordinate

Numbers 24:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 24:10, so the Hebrew word וְהִנֵּה֙ (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.24.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.10.W12.S1) and character.