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Exodus 9:18

“Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

הֵןhên · hane
H2005 · Hebrew
Definition
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
Derivation
a primitive particle;
KJV renderings
behold, if, lo, though.
Grammar
  • הִנְ — particle (demonstrative)
  • נִ֤י — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
Code HTm/Sp1cs
Usage
Occurs 318 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:22Genesis 4:14Genesis 6:13Genesis 9:9Genesis 11:6

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read הֵן here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.