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
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
- 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
- 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 context — Numbers 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.