Strong’s H2005 · Hebrew

הֵן
hên
hane

Definition

lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if

Etymology

a primitive particle;

Where the KJV renders it

  • behold
  • if
  • lo
  • though

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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