הֵנָּה
hênnâh · hane'-naw
hither or thither (but used both of place and time)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2004 (הֵן);
hither or thither (but used both of place and time)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: here, hither(-to), now, on this (that) side, [phrase] since, this (that) way, thitherward, [phrase] thus far, to...fro, [phrase] yet.
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
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to reveal, behold › the seed, life continuing › to reveal, behold
To reveal, behold of the seed, life continuing that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הֵנָּה 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
49 occurrences · 49 OT · 0 NT · 16 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- they shall come hither1 · 7%
- is not yet1 · 7%
- unto me here1 · 7%
- what1 · 7%
- not since1 · 7%
- even until now1 · 7%
- this way or that way1 · 7%
- hitherto1 · 7%
- to1 · 7%
- and fro1 · 7%
- hither1 · 7%
- thus far1 · 7%
- thitherward1 · 7%
- on this side1 · 7%
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.