2005. hen
Berean Strong's Lexicon
hen: Behold, lo, see

Original Word: הן
Part of Speech: demonstrative adverb; interjection; hypothetical particle; conjunction
Transliteration: hen
Pronunciation: hane
Phonetic Spelling: (hane)
Definition: Behold, lo, see
Meaning: lo!, if

Word Origin: Primitive particle

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2400 (ἰδού, idou) - Behold, lo

- G1492 (εἶδον, eidon) - See, behold

Usage: The Hebrew word "hen" is an interjection used to draw attention to something significant or to emphasize a point. It is often translated as "behold," "lo," or "see" in English. This word serves as a literary device to alert the reader or listener to pay attention to what follows, often introducing a statement of importance or a divine revelation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, oral communication was a primary means of conveying information, and interjections like "hen" played a crucial role in capturing the audience's attention. The use of "hen" in the Hebrew Bible reflects the oral tradition of storytelling and teaching, where emphasis and focus were necessary to convey the gravity of divine messages or significant events.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. interj.
Definition
lo! behold!
NASB Translation
behold (79), even (1), good (1), here (1), if (12), lo (1), look (1), see (1), since (1), though (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. הֵן100 (הֶןֿ Numbers 23:9,24; Job 8:19,20; Job 13:1; Job 26:14; Job 33:6,12,29; Job 36:5,22,26; הֵןֿ Job 13:15; Job 36:30; Job 41:1 +)

demonstrative adverb or

interjection lo! behold (on etymology see הִנֵּה), less widely used than הִנֵּה, and in prose mostly confined to calling attention to some fact upon which action is to be taken, or a conclusion based;

a. Genesis 3:22 הֵן הָאָדָם הָיָה behold the man is become as one of us, & now lest, etc., Genesis 4:14 behold, thou hast driven me forth etc., Genesis 11:6; Genesis 15:3; Genesis 19:34; Genesis 27:11; Genesis 29:7; Genesis 30:34 (nearly = yea), Exodus 5:5; Exodus 6:12,30; Leviticus 10:18,19; Numbers 17:27; Deuteronomy 5:21 (in prose only in Pentateuch (23 t.) and Ezekiel 18:4 in this usage); in poetry, used more freely, but chiefly in Isa2 & Job, — Numbers 23:9,24 (Balaam) Isaiah 23:13; Isaiah 32:1; Isaiah 33:7; Psalm 51:7; Psalm 51:8; Psalm 68:34; Psalm 78:20; Psalm 139:4; Proverbs 11:31 (stating the premiss to a conclusion introduced by אַף כִּי, q. v.), Proverbs 24:12: elsewhere (except in senses b, c) only in Isa2 (23 t.) & Job (31 t), as Isaiah 40:15 (twice in verse); Isaiah 41:11,24,29; Isaiah 50:1,2,9 (twice in verse); Isaiah 50:11; Job 4:18; Job 15:15; Job 25:5 (in these three passages before אַף or אַף כִּי), Job 9:1,12 etc. (see above).

b. as a hypothetical particle, propounding a possibility, if (so Late Hebrew, Biblical Aramaic, Mandean, Palmyrene (ZMG 1888, 404); on the contrary Syriac , Palestinian ᵑ7 אִין, also Palmyrene (ib. p. 415), Arabic with א), a special application or development of the use a: Exodus 4:1 והן לא יאמינו לי and behold ( = and suppose) they will not believe me ? etc., Leviticus 25:20 and if (וְכִי) ye say, What shall we eat the 7th year ? הֵן לֹא נִזְרַע behold, we shall not sow etc. (i.e. supposing we do not sow), Isaiah 54:15; Job 40:23; 2Chronicles 7:13 (twice in verse) (2Chronicles 7:13 b וְאִם); stating the ground on which a question is based, Exodus 8:22 (וְלֹא = הֲלֹא), Jeremiah 3:1; Haggai 2:12 (see הֵן Aramaic b).

c. if, whether, in an indirect question, Jeremiah 2:10 רְאוּ הֵן הָֽיְתָה כָּזֹאת (but Gr הֲנִהְיְתָה); compare אִם 2b, and הֵן Aramaic 3

הֵן conjunction if, whether (Biblical Hebrew הֵן, q. v.: Zenjirli, Egyptian Aramaic (S-CPap. A 7 +), Palmyrene, Nabataean הן, Mandean הין if [ᵑ7Onk Jon use אם, ᵑ7Jer אין, Syriac ]); —

1 if, Daniel 2:6; Daniel 3:15,17; Daniel 4:24; Daniel 5:16; Ezra 4:13,16; Ezra 5:17, הֵן לָא ֗֗֗ Daniel 2:5,9; Daniel 3:15; Daniel 3:18 הֵן לָ֔א if not.

2 repeated, הֵן ֗֗֗ הֵן sive ... sive, whether ... or (compare Biblical Hebrew אִם, 1b 1), Ezra 7:26 (so PalmyreneTariff ii.c.19).

3 in indirect question, whether (compare אִם, 2b), Ezra 5:17b יִתְבַּקַּר ֗֗֗ הֵן אִיתַי ֗֗֗ . — See also לָהֵן. p. 50, 243, 1099

הַסִּק etc., see סלק Haph`el

הרהר (check of following, ᵑ7 הַרְהֵר, Late Hebrew הִרְהֵר reflect, brood impurely DWB 112; Syriac is injure, irritate, quarrel PS).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
behold, if, lo, though

A primitive particle; lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if -- behold, if, lo, though.

Forms and Transliterations
הִ֠נְנִי הִנְּךָ֤ הִנְּךָ֥ הִנְּךָ֨ הִנְּכָ֤ה הִנְנ֛וּ הִנְנ֣וּ הִנְנ֤וּ הִנְנִ֔י הִנְנִ֕י הִנְנִ֖י הִנְנִ֛י הִנְנִ֣י הִנְנִ֣י ׀ הִנְנִ֤י הִנְנִ֥י הִנְנִ֧י הִנְנִ֨י הִנְנִי֙ הִנְנִי֩ הִנְנִי־ הִנְנוּ֙ הִנֵּ֑נִי הִנֵּ֔נִי הִנֵּ֣נִי הִנֵּֽנִי׃ הִנֵּֽנוּ׃ הִנֶּ֗נּוּ הִנֶּֽךָּ׃ הִנֶּנּ֤וּ הִנָּ֑ם הִנָּ֕ם הִנָּ֣ךְ הִנָּ֣ם הִנָּ֤ךְ הִנָּ֤ם הִנָּ֥ךְ הִנָּ֥ם הִנָּ֨ךְ הִנָּם֙ הִנּ֣וֹ הִנּ֤וֹ הִנֵּ֤ה הֵ֑ן הֵ֚ן הֵ֛ן הֵ֣ן הֵ֣ן ׀ הֵ֤ן הֵ֥ן הֵ֧ן הֵן֩ הֵן֮ הֵן־ הֶן־ הן הן־ הנה הנו הנך הנך׃ הנכה הנם הננו הננו׃ הנני הנני־ הנני׃ וְהִנְּךָ֙ וְהִנְּךָ֤ וְהִנְּךָ֥ וְהִנְּכֶ֣ם וְהִנְנִ֣י וְהִנְנִ֥י וְהִנְנִ֨י וְהִנָּ֕ם וְהִנָּ֖ם וְהִנָּ֛ם וְהִנָּ֤ם וְהִנָּ֥ם וְהִנָּ֧ם וְהֵן֙ וְהֵן־ והן והן־ והנך והנכם והנם והנני hen hên hen- hên- hin·nāḵ hin·nām hin·ne·kā hin·nə·ḵā hin·nə·ḵāh hin·nê·nî hin·nê·nū hin·nêh hin·nen·nū hin·nî hin·nî- hin·nōw hin·nū hinNach hinnāḵ hinNam hinnām hinneCha hinneChah hinNeh hinnêh hinNeka hinnekā hinnəḵā hinnəḵāh hinNeni hinnênî hinnenNu hinnennū hinNenu hinnênū hinNi hinnî hinnî- hinNo hinnōw hinNu hinnū veHen vehinNam vehinneCha vehinneChem vehinNi wə·hên wə·hên- wə·hin·nām wə·hin·nə·ḵā wə·hin·nə·ḵem wə·hin·nî wəhên wəhên- wəhinnām wəhinnəḵā wəhinnəḵem wəhinnî
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Genesis 3:22
HEB: יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֗ים הֵ֤ן הָֽאָדָם֙ הָיָה֙
NAS: God said, Behold, the man has become
KJV: said, Behold, the man
INT: the LORD God Behold the man has become

Genesis 4:14
HEB: הֵן֩ גֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּ אֹתִ֜י
NAS: Behold, You have driven me this day
INT: Behold have driven day

Genesis 6:13
HEB: חָמָ֖ס מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וְהִנְנִ֥י מַשְׁחִיתָ֖ם אֶת־
INT: violence before I am about to destroy with

Genesis 6:17
HEB: וַאֲנִ֗י הִנְנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶת־
INT: I behold I am bringing the flood

Genesis 9:9
HEB: וַאֲנִ֕י הִנְנִ֥י מֵקִ֛ים אֶת־
INT: Myself behold establish my covenant

Genesis 11:6
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה הֵ֣ן עַ֤ם אֶחָד֙
NAS: said, Behold, they are one
INT: said the LORD Behold people are one

Genesis 15:3
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְרָ֔ם הֵ֣ן לִ֔י לֹ֥א
NAS: said, Since You have given
INT: said and Abram Since no have given

Genesis 19:34
HEB: אֶל־ הַצְּעִירָ֔ה הֵן־ שָׁכַ֥בְתִּי אֶ֖מֶשׁ
NAS: to the younger, Behold, I lay
INT: to the younger Behold lay last

Genesis 27:11
HEB: רִבְקָ֖ה אִמּ֑וֹ הֵ֣ן עֵשָׂ֤ו אָחִי֙
NAS: Rebekah, Behold, Esau
INT: Rebekah his mother Behold Esau my brother

Genesis 27:37
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְעֵשָׂ֗ו הֵ֣ן גְּבִ֞יר שַׂמְתִּ֥יו
NAS: to Esau, Behold, I have made
INT: and said to Esau Behold your master have made

Genesis 29:7
HEB: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֵ֥ן עוֹד֙ הַיּ֣וֹם
NAS: He said, Behold, it is still high
KJV: And he said, Lo, [it is] yet high day,
INT: said Behold is still day

Genesis 30:34
HEB: וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָבָ֖ן הֵ֑ן ל֖וּ יְהִ֥י
NAS: said, Good, let it be according to your word.
INT: said Laban Good be it be according

Genesis 39:8
HEB: אֵ֣שֶׁת אֲדֹנָ֔יו הֵ֣ן אֲדֹנִ֔י לֹא־
NAS: wife, Behold, with me [here], my master
INT: wife to his master's Behold me my master does not

Genesis 40:6
HEB: וַיַּ֣רְא אֹתָ֔ם וְהִנָּ֖ם זֹעֲפִֽים׃
INT: the morning and observed behold were dejected

Genesis 41:17
HEB: יוֹסֵ֑ף בַּחֲלֹמִ֕י הִנְנִ֥י עֹמֵ֖ד עַל־
INT: Joseph my dream behold was standing on

Genesis 44:8
HEB: הֵ֣ן כֶּ֗סֶף אֲשֶׁ֤ר
NAS: Behold, the money which
INT: Behold the money which

Genesis 44:16
HEB: עֲוֹ֣ן עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ הִנֶּנּ֤וּ עֲבָדִים֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י
INT: the iniquity of your servants behold slaves are my lord's

Genesis 47:1
HEB: מֵאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וְהִנָּ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ גֹּֽשֶׁן׃
INT: of the land of Canaan are in the land of Goshen

Genesis 47:23
HEB: אֶל־ הָעָ֔ם הֵן֩ קָנִ֨יתִי אֶתְכֶ֥ם
NAS: to the people, Behold, I have today
INT: to the people Behold bought have today

Genesis 48:4
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מַפְרְךָ֙ וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ
INT: said about behold will make and numerous

Exodus 4:1
HEB: מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר וְהֵן֙ לֹֽא־ יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ
NAS: said, What if they will not believe
INT: Moses said if they will not believe

Exodus 5:5
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֔ה הֵן־ רַבִּ֥ים עַתָּ֖ה
NAS: said, Look, the people
INT: said Pharaoh Look many are now

Exodus 6:12
HEB: יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הֵ֤ן בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
NAS: saying, Behold, the sons
INT: the LORD saying Behold the sons of Israel

Exodus 6:30
HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הֵ֤ן אֲנִי֙ עֲרַ֣ל
NAS: the LORD, Behold, I am unskilled
INT: before the LORD Behold I am unskilled

Exodus 8:21
HEB: אֶת־ עַמִּי֒ הִנְנִי֩ מַשְׁלִ֨יחַ בְּךָ֜
INT: let my people behold go your servants

318 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2005
318 Occurrences


hên — 97 Occ.
hin·nāḵ — 4 Occ.
hin·nām — 15 Occ.
hin·nə·ḵā — 5 Occ.
hin·nə·ḵāh — 1 Occ.
hin·nêh — 1 Occ.
hin·ne·kā — 1 Occ.
hin·nê·nî — 7 Occ.
hin·nen·nū — 2 Occ.
hin·nê·nū — 1 Occ.
hin·nî — 161 Occ.
hin·nōw — 2 Occ.
hin·nū — 4 Occ.
wə·hên — 2 Occ.
wə·hin·nām — 7 Occ.
wə·hin·nə·ḵā — 4 Occ.
wə·hin·nə·ḵem — 1 Occ.
wə·hin·nî — 3 Occ.
















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