H2009. hinneh

הִנֵּה‎, once הִנֶּהֿ‎^{Genesis 19:2},

demonstrative particle lo! behold! ( certainly, surely, literally lo !), with suffix (the pronoun being conceived as accusative, Ew^{§ 262 c}.; compare, , which takes an accusative, whether of a noun or pronominal suffix) הִנְנִי‎ Genesis 6:13 + often (also הִנֶּ֣נִּי‎ 22:7), הִנֵּ֑נִי‎ 22:1, 11 +, (הִנֶּ֔נִּי‎ 27:18), Isaiah 65:1 הִנֵּ֔נִי הִנֵּ֣נִי‎ (but אָנֹכִי הִנֵּה‎ is also said Genesis 24:13, 43; 25:32; 48:21; Exodus 4:23; 7:17 +; and, more rarely, אֲנִי הִנֵּה‎ Ezekiel 37:5, 12, 19, 21; 2 Chronicles 2:3, compare 2 Kings 10:9; Jeremiah 32:27); הִנְּךָ‎ Genesis 20:3 + ( 2 Kings 7:2 הִנְּכָה‎), הִנֶּ֑ךָּ‎ Psalm 139:8, feminine הִנָּךָ‎ Genesis 16:11 6t.; הִנּוֺ‎ Numbers 23:17; Job 2:6; 1 Chronicles 11:25, הִנֵּ֫הוּ‎ Jeremiah 18:3 Kt (הוּא הִנֵּה‎ is more usual, as Genesis 20:16; 42:27; 1 Samuel 10:22; Jeremiah 38:5; Ruth 3:2): 1plural הִנְנוּ‎ Joshua 9:25; 2 Samuel 5:1; Jeremiah 3:22; Ezra 9:15, הִנֶּ֫נּוּ‎ Genesis 44:16; 50:18; Numbers 14:40, הִנֵּנ֑וּ‎ Job 38:35; הִנְּכֶם‎ Deuteronomy 1:10; Jeremiah 16:12; הִנָּם‎ Genesis 40:5 + often (37 t.) — lo ! behold !

a. pointing to persons or things, Genesis 12:19 and now אִשְׁתְּךָ הִנֵּה‎ behold thy wife ! 18:9 בָאֹהֶל הִנֵּה‎ behold (she is) in the tent (the suffix, when the noun to which הנה‎ refers has immediately preceded, being not unfrequently omitted, 16:14: compare Dr^{§ 135. 6, 2}), 30:3; 31:51 (twice in verse); Exodus 24:8 etc. With suffix of 1 person, especially in response to a call, indicating the readiness of the person addressed to listen or obey, Here I am ! (literally Behold me !) Genesis 22:1, 7, 11; 27:1, 18; 31:11; 37:13; 46:2; Exodus 3:4; 1 Samuel 3:4-5, 6, 8, 16; 22:12; 2 Samuel 1:7; Isaiah 6:8, compare 1 Samuel 12:3 בִי עֲנוּ הִנְנִי‎ here I am, answer against me, 14:43 (compare Dr^{p. 292}), 2 Samuel 15:26 (in resignation: compare Genesis 44:16; 50:18; Joshua 9:25; Ezra 9:15): of God Isaiah 52:6; 58:9; 65:1 (twice in verse) (repeated for emphasis). In the plural הננו‎ Numbers 14:40; Jeremiah 3:22; Job 38:35. — Emph. אָ֕נִי הִנְנִי‎ Ezekiel 34:11, 20, compare 6:3. on ֗֗֗ אֶל חִנְנִי‎, see אל‎ 4, p. 40.

b. introducing clauses involving predication: (a) with reference to the past or present, it points Generally to some truth either newly asserted, or newly recognized, Genesis 1:29 behold ! I have given to you all herbs etc. 17:20; 27:6; 1 Samuel 14:33 etc.; often one upon which some proposal or suggestion is to be founded, Exodus 1:9 (compare הן‎ Genesis 11:6) 1 Samuel 20:2, 5; 2 Kings 5:20. When the proposal is to be of the nature of an entreaty or request, הִנֵּהנָֿא‎ is often used, instead of the simple הִנֵּה‎ Genesis 12:11; 16:2; 18:7; 1 Kings 20:31; 22:13 and elsewhere (see נָא‎). (b) with reference to the future. Here it serves to introduce a solemn or important declaration Exodus 32:34; 34:10; Isaiah 7:14; and is used especially with the participle (the futuram instans [immanent future], Dr^{§ 135. 3}) in predictions or threats, Genesis 20:3 מֵת הִנְּךָ‎ (literally) behold thee (accusative) about to die, thou art about to die, Exodus 4:23; 7:17; 9:3; Deuteronomy 31:17; 1 Samuel 3:11; 1 Kings 20:36; 22:25; Isaiah 3:1; 10:33; 17:1; 19:1; 22:17; 24:1 + often; in the phrase באים ימים הנה‎ 1 Samuel 2:31; 2 Kings 20:17 = Isaiah 39:6; Amos 4:2; 8:11; 9:13 + Jeremiah 15 t.; very often with the suffix of 1person singular, as מֵבִיא הִנְנִי‎ Behold, I bring (literally behold me bringing, or about to bring) . . . Genesis 6:17; Exodus 10:4 & often, especially in Jeremiah; Genesis 9:9; Exodus 8:17; 9:18; 34:11; 2 Kings 22:20; Isaiah 13:17; 29:14; 43:19; Jeremiah 8:17; 11:22 (פֹקֵד הִנְנִי‎; so 23:2 +) 16:16; 20:4, etc.; anomalously, with change of person, Isaiah 28:16 יִסַּד הִנְנִי‎ (according to points) behold me, one who has founded, 29:14 יוֺסִף הִנְנִי‎ behold me, one who will add (so 38:5); but it is dubious whether the participle יוֺסֵף יֹסֵד,‎ should not be read.

c. ֗֗֗ וְהִנֵּה‎ very frequently in historical style, especially (but not exclusively) after verbs of seeing or discovering, making the narrative graphic and vivid, and enabling the reader to enter into the surprise or satisfaction of the speaker or actor concerned: Genesis 1:31 and behold, it was very good, 6:12; 8:13; 15:12; 18:2; 37:29; Exodus 2:6; Deuteronomy 9:13 etc.: in the description of a dream Genesis 37:7, 9; 40:9, 16; 41:1-2, 3; Isaiah 29:8, or of a vision Amos 7:1, 4; 8:1 etc. With a participle (the context fixing the sense to the past), Genesis 24:30; 37:15 (both without suffix); Judges 9:43; 11:34; 1 Kings 19:5, 11 +.

d. like II. הֵן‎ (b), nearly = if (rare): Leviticus 13:5-6, 7, 8 (& elsewhere in this and the next chapter) וְהִנֵּה‎ and behold = and if, Deuteronomy 13:15; and 17:4 אֱמֶת וְהִנֵּה‎ and behold it is true = and if it be true, 19:18; 1 Samuel 20:12; compare 9:7; 2 Samuel 18:11; Hosea 9:6.