הֵן
hên · hane
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H2005 (הֵן);
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (that) if, or, whether.
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
19 occurrences · 19 OT · 0 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- if5 · 31%
- but if3 · 19%
- that, if2 · 13%
- whether2 · 13%
- or2 · 13%
- therefore, if1 · 6%
- well: but if1 · 6%
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.