הִנֵּֽ/נִי

𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉

hineni

Here I am

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

H2009

Genesis 46:2 · Word #10

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 H2009-05

Look—here I am

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.

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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