Hebrew · H2005

הֵן

Lo! ; also (as expressing surprise) if

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הֵןH2005

What does הֵן mean in the Bible?

הֵן is a Hebrew word meaning "lo! ; also (as expressing surprise) if".

Full entry for הֵן (H2005) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does הֵן mean in the Bible?

הֵן is a Hebrew word meaning "lo! ; also (as expressing surprise) if".

How does the BSB render H2005?

The BSB source-word alignment has 317 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Behold (105), . . . (55), If (16), Here I am (12), Look (11).

Where does הֵן appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (69), Isaiah (43), Ezekiel (38), Job (34).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

Behold105×Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 15:3

. . .55×Genesis 41:17, Exodus 8:21, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 14:17

If16×Genesis 11:6, Exodus 6:12, Exodus 8:26, Leviticus 25:20

Here I am12×1 Samuel 3:4, 1 Samuel 3:5, 1 Samuel 3:6, 1 Samuel 3:8

Look11×Genesis 19:34, Genesis 27:11, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 29:7

Surely11×Job 8:19, Job 27:12, Job 41:9, Psalms 51:5

vvv8×Genesis 44:8, Deuteronomy 31:27, 2 Kings 20:5, 2 Kings 22:20

Indeed7×Job 13:1, Job 24:5, Job 26:14, Job 32:11

they are indeed7×2 Chronicles 20:34, 2 Chronicles 28:26, 2 Chronicles 32:32, 2 Chronicles 33:18

-6×Genesis 40:6, 2 Kings 7:19, Job 33:6, Isaiah 38:8

See5×2 Samuel 16:8, Isaiah 28:16, Isaiah 41:29, Isaiah 50:9

How4×Song Of Solomon 1:15, Song Of Solomon 1:16, Song Of Solomon 4:1

I will surely4×Jeremiah 23:39, Jeremiah 42:4, Ezekiel 16:37, Zechariah 2:9

I will indeed3×Ezekiel 25:4, Ezekiel 25:7, Ezekiel 25:9

Though3×Job 13:15, Job 19:7, Job 40:23

Here2×2 Samuel 5:1, Jeremiah 26:14

Here is2×Job 31:35, Isaiah 42:1

Here we are2×Job 38:35, Jeremiah 3:22

I am2×1 Samuel 14:7, Ezekiel 29:10

See how2×Job 36:30, Jeremiah 16:12

Since2×Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 10:18

So now2×1 Kings 16:3, Jeremiah 34:17

[are] indeed1×2 Chronicles 24:27

[This is what the LORD says]1×1 Kings 21:21

Agreed1×Genesis 30:34

am but1×Isaiah 56:3

and are now1×Genesis 47:1

and behold1×Jeremiah 44:2

and indeed1×2 Chronicles 35:25

And now1×1 Samuel 14:43

are indeed1×2 Chronicles 16:11

as soon as1×1 Kings 20:36

as You1×Jeremiah 32:24

But for now1×Jeremiah 16:16

but there1×2 Chronicles 20:24

Here am I1×Isaiah 6:8

here they are1×Isaiah 41:27

Here we [are]1×Ezra 9:15

I will1×Jeremiah 40:10

I will be1×1 Samuel 25:19

Indeed, you [are]1×Ezekiel 33:32

Look at1×Isaiah 23:13

Look, they are even1×Ezekiel 8:17

Nevertheless1×Jeremiah 33:6

Now behold1×Genesis 6:13

Now I will indeed1×2 Chronicles 34:28

Now that1×Genesis 47:23

Oh1×Isaiah 64:9

Oh, how very1×Song Of Solomon 1:15

or if1×2 Chronicles 7:13

So behold1×1 Kings 5:5

Still1×Job 21:16

that1×Numbers 25:12

that you suddenly1×1 Kings 11:22

then here I am1×2 Samuel 15:26

they [are] indeed1×2 Chronicles 27:7

Very well1×Job 2:6

We are now1×Genesis 44:16

We have indeed1×Numbers 14:40

Were He1×Job 9:11

What1×Job 12:14

What if1×Exodus 4:1

When1×Psalms 78:20

Yes1×Jeremiah 23:31

Yet1×Job 33:10

You are there1×Psalms 139:8

You can see1×2 Kings 7:13

You will see them1×2 Chronicles 20:16

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 3:22הֵ֤ןtoBeholdInterjection Genesis 4:14הֵן֩toBeholdInterjection Genesis 6:13וְהִנְנִ֥יtoNow beholdConjunctive waw | Interjection | first person common singular Genesis 9:9הִנְנִ֥יtoBeholdInterjection | first person common singular Genesis 11:6הֵ֣ןtoIfInterjection Genesis 15:3הֵ֣ןtoBeholdInterjection Genesis 19:34הֵן־toLookInterjection Genesis 27:11הֵ֣ןtoLookInterjection Genesis 27:37הֵ֣ןtoLookInterjection Genesis 29:7הֵ֥ןtoLookInterjection

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 3:22

Aligned rows317

Books represented31

Genesis19Exodus12Leviticus3Numbers7Deuteronomy4Joshua11 Samuel102 Samuel51 Kings102 Kings81 Chronicles12 Chronicles20Ezra1Job34Psalms6Proverbs2Song Of Solomon5Isaiah43Jeremiah69Ezekiel38Daniel1Hosea1Joel2Amos2Micah1Nahum2Habakkuk1Zephaniah1Haggai1Zechariah5Malachi2

Source forms

הִנְנִ֨י46xhin·nîExodus 10:4, Exodus 16:4, Numbers 25:12, 1 Kings 11:31

הֵ֣ן31xhênGenesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3, Genesis 27:11, Genesis 27:37

הִנְנִ֥י27xhin·nîGenesis 9:9, Genesis 41:17, Numbers 24:14, 1 Samuel 14:7

הִנְנִ֣י24xhin·nîExodus 17:6, 1 Samuel 12:3, Isaiah 38:8, Isaiah 66:12

הֵ֤ן21xhênGenesis 3:22, Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Job 9:11

הִנְנִ֤י20xhin·nîGenesis 48:4, Exodus 9:18, Exodus 14:17, Jeremiah 12:14

הֶן־12xhen-Numbers 23:9, Numbers 23:24, Job 8:19, Job 8:20

הֵ֥ן10xhênGenesis 29:7, Numbers 17:12, Psalms 68:33, Psalms 139:4

Parsing patterns

Interjection | first person common singular167xGenesis 9:9, Genesis 41:17, Genesis 48:4, Exodus 8:21

Interjection98xGenesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3

Interjection | third person masculine plural15x2 Kings 7:13, 2 Chronicles 16:11, 2 Chronicles 20:16, 2 Chronicles 20:34

Conjunctive waw | Interjection | third person masculine plural7xGenesis 40:6, Genesis 47:1, 2 Chronicles 20:24, 2 Chronicles 29:19

Interjection | second person masculine singular7x1 Kings 20:36, 1 Kings 22:25, 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:19

Interjection | first person common plural5xJoshua 9:25, 2 Samuel 5:1, Ezra 9:15, Job 38:35

Conjunctive waw | Interjection | second person masculine singular4x2 Samuel 16:8, 1 Kings 11:22, Jeremiah 32:24, Ezekiel 33:32

Interjection | second person feminine singular4xSong Of Solomon 1:15, Song Of Solomon 4:1

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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