Hebrew · H2009, H5782 · unreviewed

הִנְנִי מְעִירָם

Lo! · to wake (literally or figuratively)

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הִנֵּה H2009 lo!
Pronunciation hinēh
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עוּר H5782 to wake (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ur
Ranges from physical awakening to spiritual/emotional rousing; often divine action stirring people to action or awareness
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What does הִנְנִי מְעִירָם (hinnēnî meʿîrām) mean in the Bible?

הִנֵּה · עוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "behold, I am awakening or stirring them".

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Meaning

behold, I am awakening or stirring them
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 59 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 16 Imperative 13 Perfect 7 Participle 7 Imperfective 6 Perfective 4 Sequential imperfective 2 Cohortative 2 Participle active 1 Infinitive construct 1
Stem
Hiphil 24 Qal 14 Polel 10 Niphal 7 Hithpolel 4
Mood
Indicative/jussive 15 Imperative 13 Indicative 7 Jussive 1
OT Occurrences
Deut 32:11 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Judg 5:12 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Judg 5:12 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Judg 5:12 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Judg 5:12 Qal · Imperative · Imperative 2 Sam 23:18 Polel · Perfective 1 Chr 11:11 Polel · Perfective 1 Chr 11:20 Polel · Perfective 2 Chr 36:22 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Ezra 1:1 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Ezra 1:5 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Job 3:8 Polel · Infinitive construct Job 8:6 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 14:12 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 17:8 Hithpolel · Imperfective Ps 57:9 Hiphil · Cohortative Ps 78:38 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 108:3 Hiphil · Cohortative Prov 10:12 Polel · Imperfective Song 2:7 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Song 2:7 Polel · Imperfective Song 3:5 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Song 3:5 Polel · Imperfective Song 4:16 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Song 5:2 Qal · Participle Song 8:4 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Song 8:4 Polel · Imperfective Isa 13:17 Hiphil · Participle Isa 14:9 Polel · Perfective Isa 15:5 Polel · Imperfective Isa 41:2 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Isa 41:25 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Isa 42:13 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Isa 50:4 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Isa 50:4 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Isa 51:9 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Isa 51:9 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Isa 51:9 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Isa 51:17 Hithpolel · Sequential imperfective Isa 51:17 Hithpolel · Sequential imperfective +19 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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