Here/thus
הֵ֫נָּהStrong’s H2008hennah (hen-nah)
Appears in 41 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Hennah is the Hebrew word usually translated “here”, “hither” and “now”. It appears in 41 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.”
Meaning
- Here, there, now, hither
How it's translated
- here 18
- hither 16
- now 9
- and hither 4
- them 1
- and them 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 7
- Joshua 4
- 2 Samuel 4
- 2 Kings 4
- Jeremiah 4
- 1 Samuel 3
16 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 15:16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
- Genesis 21:23Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
- Genesis 42:15Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
- Genesis 44:28And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
- Genesis 45:5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
- Genesis 45:8So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
All 41 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
הֵ֫נָּה hennah · here/thus
here, there, now, hither
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “here” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HERE, adverb
- In this place; in the place where the speaker is present; opposed to there.
- In the present life or state.
- It is used in making an offer or attempt.
- In drinking health.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.