הִנֵּה hinneh

Hebrew word for “behold” · Strong’s H2009 · used 843 times in 800 verses

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Meaning

behold, lo, see, if

How it is translated

Glosses given for hinneh in context, with how often each is used:

• there! 484
• here! 324
• there they 12
• here am i 9
• here 6
• here they 3
• here i 2
• here we 1
• there he 1
• there! - he 1

Where it is used

Also in 23 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 13 (20), Genesis 41 (11), 2 Kings 6 (8), Ezekiel 8 (8), Ezekiel 37 (8), Genesis 24 (7), Genesis 27 (7), Genesis 37 (7), 1 Samuel 9 (7), 1 Samuel 14 (7)

Forms

• הנה 449
• והנה 359
• הנני 11
• הנם 8
• והנם 7
• הנך 5
• הננו 1
• והנו 1
• והנכם 1
• והנה־הוא 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hinneh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• רָאָה raah “to see” 152
• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 72
• דָּבָר davar “word” 74
• זֶה zeh “this” 69
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 72
• עַיִן ayin “eye” 60
• דָבַר davar “to speak” 64
• נָא na “please” 48
• אָנֹכִי anokhi “I” 46
• עַתָּה attah “now” 46
• שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 53
• נָגַד nagad “to tell” 41

Key verses

The verses using hinneh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 28:13 — And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give…
• Deuteronomy 31:16 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the…
• Isaiah 7:14 — Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
• Isaiah 12:2 — Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
• Isaiah 25:9 — And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad…
• Isaiah 37:36 — Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the…
• Jeremiah 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and…
• Jeremiah 32:17 — Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
• Zechariah 6:12 — And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he…
• Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding…
• Malachi 3:1 — Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of…
• Malachi 4:1 — For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.