Numbers 3:12:2Num.3.12.W2TAB
הִנֵּ֧ה
hinneh
“behold”
- Transliteration
- hin-NEH
- Extended
- hin-NEH
- IPA
- /hinˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hin-NEH
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NEH la-KAKH-ti et-hal-vi-YIM
- clause
va-a-NI hin-NEH la-KAKH-ti et-hal-vi-YIM mi-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL TA-khat kol-be-KHOR PE-ter RE-khem mib-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-a-NI hin-NEH la-KAKH-ti et-hal-vi-YIM mi-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL TA-khat kol-be-KHOR PE-ter RE-khem mib-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ha-YU li hal-vi-YIM
Exegesis
The particle hinneh {הִנֵּה | hinnēh} ‘behold’ introduces a solemn proclamation.
In context — Numbers 3:12
As for Me —behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel in place of every firstborn who opens the womb, and the Levites shall be Mine.
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 3:12, so the Hebrew word הִנֵּ֧ה (hinneh) 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.3.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.12.W2.S1) and character.