הִנֵּ֥ה

𐤄𐤍𐤄

hineh

Behold

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

H2009

Genesis 48:21 · Word #5

Lexicon H2009

Lemmaהִנֵּה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤍𐤄
Transliterationhinnêh
Strong'sH2009
In-contextBehold

Morphology HTm All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H2009-01

Look!

Rootהנה (h-n-h)
Core Meaningsattention, pointing out, immediacy, presentation, drawing notice
Semantic Rangebehold, look, see, take notice, here is/are, indeed (emphatic), marking immediacy or surprise
Conceptual Significanceהִנֵּה functions as a spotlight within biblical narrative and prophecy, signaling divine action, sudden revelation, covenantal emphasis, or dramatic turning points. It heightens immediacy and calls the audience into active attention before significant speech or events.
Morphological NotesDiscourse particle/interjection (HTm); indeclinable and not marked for gender, number, or person. Often introduces direct speech, surprising events, emphasis, or vivid narrative scenes.
Rendering Rationaleהִנֵּה is an invariant demonstrative particle used to draw the hearer’s attention to what follows. "Look!" preserves the force of immediate attention and presentation inherent in the particle, without adding gender or number distinctions (since the form is morphologically fixed and uninflected).

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

Words from Root הנה (attention, pointing out, immediacy, presentation, drawing notice)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2009-03 vehineh and look!
H2009-05 vhnhv and behold—him!

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
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