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Jeremiah 5:15
“Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H2005 · Hebrew
- Definition
- lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
- Derivation
- a primitive particle;
- KJV renderings
- behold, if, lo, though.
- Grammar
- הִנְ — particle (demonstrative)
- נִ֣י — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
- 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.
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.