הֵן
hên · hane
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive particle;
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
- lo!
- also, (as expressing surprise) if
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: behold, if, lo, though.
Letters
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to reveal, behold › the seed, life continuing
To reveal, behold of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הֵן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
316 occurrences · 316 OT · 0 NT · 69 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- behold3 · 43%
- lo1 · 14%
- for1 · 14%
- if1 · 14%
- though1 · 14%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.