The meaning of “הֵן”
Understanding hên reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine plural from הוּא [idiom] in, such like, (with) them, thereby, therein, (more than) they, wherein, in which, who...
הֵן
feminine plural from הוּא [idiom] in, such like, (with) them, thereby, therein, (more than) they, wherein, in which, whom, withal. - they (only used when emphatic) 1) they, these, the same, who
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:26 | “Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.” Word: הֵן (hên) | |
| Exodus 37:16 | “And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.” Word: הֵן (hên) | |
| Leviticus 11:21 | “Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;” Word: הֵן (hên) | |
| Numbers 16:7 | “And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.” Word: הֵן (hên) | |
| Deuteronomy 28:52 | “And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.” Word: הֵן (hên) |