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הֵנָּה

𐤄𐤍𐤄

hênnâh

H2007 pronoun

SILEX Entry

Root הן to point out, to show, to make manifest

Definition

Demonstrative adverb or pronoun functioning to indicate location or identity, primarily meaning 'here', 'these', or 'those', with variations indicating presence, association, or particularity. Depending on context, may refer to persons, places, or things, and can emphasize directness or identity in the narrative.

Semantic Range

here, these, those, therein, in them, on this side, there, in such places, themselves, emphatic copula, demonstrative for persons or things

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root הן (hen), which serves as a demonstrative particle meaning 'behold' or 'see', with the addition of the directional or emphatic suffix -nāh indicating place or direction. The root is linked to showing, pointing out, or making something manifest. The word הֵנָּה is best viewed as an extended or emphatic form of הן, shifting it from a general demonstrative to a more specific or locational reference.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, הֵנָּה occurs across various periods, appearing in both prose and poetry. It can serve as a demonstrative pronoun ('these', 'those'), an adverbial particle ('here', 'there'), or idiomatically in circumstantial clauses to introduce direct or indirect statements. In older texts, it frequently serves as an emphatic particle reinforcing the subject or as a locative indicating presence: 'here they are' or 'in these places.' Sometimes its force is reduced to that of a copula (is/are), particularly in more formulaic or idiomatic expressions (e.g., contexts translated as 'in them', 'therein'). In later usages and Aramaic-influenced texts, the distinction between הֵנָּה and similar demonstratives (אֵלֶּה, זֹאת) may blur. English translations often render it inconsistently, sometimes as 'these', 'therein', or simply omit it, thus not always capturing its nuance. The term never carries later religious identities attached to 'they' or 'these' in post-biblical contexts. Distinct from other demonstratives, it often implies specificity or particularity, especially when identifying persons present or objects at hand.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

prolongation for הֵן; themselves (often used emphatic for the copula, also in indirect relation); [idiom] in, [idiom] such (and such things), their, (into) them, thence, therein, these, they (had), on this side, whose, wherein.

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Root Family

הן (h-n) — pointing out, showing, making manifest

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2005 הֵן Look—you
H2006 הֵן Look!
H2008 הֵנָּה to here
H2009 הִנֵּה Look—you!
H3860 לָהֵן therefore

Word Forms

11 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2007-03 הֵ֑נָּה henah HPp3fp these these ones here 25
H2007-07 מֵ/הֵֽנָּה mehenah HR/Pp3fp of them from these 7
H2007-06 לָ/הֵֽנָּה lahenah HR/Pp3fp them to those there 4
H2007-09 וְ֠/הֵנָּה vehenah HC/Pp3fp and these and these (feminine) 3
H2007-10 וְ/כָ/הֵֽנָּה vekhahenah HC/R/Pp3fp and-like-these and like these 2
H2007-01 בָּ/הֵ֔נָּה bahenah HR/Pp3fp in them in these 2
H2007-02 הָ/הֵ֨נָּה֙ hahenah HTd/Pp3fp those these (feminine) 1
H2007-11 וְ/לָ/הֵ֥נָּה velahenah HC/R/Sp3fp and to them and toward those-there 1
H2007-05 כָ/הֵ֛נָּה khahenah HR/Pp3fp such as these these here 1
H2007-08 בָ/הֵֽנָּה vahenah HR/Pp3fp therein and these 1

Occurrences in Scripture

48 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2007-03 Genesis 6:2 הֵ֑נָּה henah HPp3fp [they] these ones here
H2007-03 Genesis 21:29 הֵ֗נָּה henah HPp3fp are these these ones here
H2007-03 Genesis 33:6 הֵ֥נָּה henah HPp3fp they these ones here
H2007-05 Genesis 41:19 כָ/הֵ֛נָּה khahenah HR/Pp3fp such as these these here
H2007-03 Genesis 41:26 הֵ֔נָּה henah HPp3fp they are these ones here
H2007-03 Genesis 41:26 הֵ֑נָּה henah-2 HPp3fp they are these ones here
H2007-03 Genesis 41:27 הֵ֔נָּה henah HPp3fp these these ones here
H2007-03 Exodus 1:19 הֵ֔נָּה henah HPp3fp they are; these ones here
H2007-03 Exodus 9:32 הֵֽנָּה henah HPp3fp they are these ones here
H2007-03 Exodus 39:14 הֵ֛נָּה henah HPp3fp these these ones here
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