הִנֵּֽ/נִי

𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉

hineni

Here I am

prolongation for הֵן; lo!; behold, lo, see.

H2009

Genesis 37:13 · Word #14

Lexicon H2009

Lemmaהִנֵּה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤍𐤄
Transliterationhinnêh
Strong'sH2009
In-contextHere I am

Morphology HTm/Sp1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech T — Particle — Function word
Subtype d — Demonstrative — Demonstrative

SIBI-P1

Look—here I am

Rootהן (h-n)
Core Meaningsattention, presentation, immediacy, deictic pointing
Semantic Rangebehold, look, see, here, here I am, now then, indeed (as an emphatic attention marker)
Conceptual SignificanceOften used in moments of calling, commissioning, or covenant encounter (e.g., Abraham, Moses, Samuel), this expression conveys availability, readiness, and relational presence before God or another authority figure.
Morphological NotesDemonstrative/interjection particle הִנֵּה with 1st person common singular pronominal suffix (-נִי). The form expresses immediate self-identification or readiness by the speaker.
Rendering RationaleThe particle הִנֵּה functions as an attention-directing term (“look,” “behold”), and with the 1st person common singular suffix (-נִי) it becomes a self-presentation: “here I am.” This rendering preserves both the deictic force of the particle and the explicit first-person singular form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root הן (attention, presentation, immediacy, deictic pointing)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2007-01 bahenah in these (feminine ones)
H2007-02 hahenah these (feminine ones)
H3860-01 halahen Would it therefore be?

Word Usage (843 occurrences of H2009)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:29 הִנֵּה֩ hineh Behold
Genesis 1:31 וְ/הִנֵּה vehineh and behold/and wow
Genesis 6:12 וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה vehineh and behold