Original Word: הֵנָּה
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: hennah
Pronunciation: HEN-nah
Phonetic Spelling: (hane'-naw)
Definition: Here, hither, thither
Meaning: hither, thither

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root הֵן (hen), which is often used to indicate direction or location.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for directional terms like "hennah" is ἐκεῖ (ekei), which also means "there" or "in that place."

Usage: The Hebrew word "hennah" is primarily used to denote direction or location, often translated as "here," "hither," or "thither" in English. It is used to indicate a specific place or direction in a narrative, often providing clarity on the movement or position of people or objects.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the use of directional terms was crucial for storytelling and legal descriptions. The Hebrew language, being concrete and action-oriented, often uses such terms to provide vivid imagery and clarity. "Hennah" would have been a common term in everyday speech, as well as in legal and religious texts, to specify locations or movements.

Word Origin
perhaps from hen
Definition
hither
NASB Translation
back and forth (1), direction (1), here (22), here and there (3), here* (2), nearby (1), now (5), other (1), side (1), since* (1), still* (1), this (2), this side (1), thus (3), way (1), yet* (1).

I. הֵ֫נָּה₄₉ adverb hither (perhaps from II. הֵן, used δεικτικῶς, with ה#NAME?lo hitherwards! or perhaps akin to , , here) —

a. of place: (a) hither Genesis 15:16 יָשׁוּבוּ הֵנָּךְ, Genesis 42:15; Genesis 45:5 that you have sold me הֵנָּה hither, Genesis 45:8; Genesis 45:13; Joshua 2:2; Joshua 3:9; Joshua 18:6; 2 Samuel 1:10; Isaiah 57:3 וְאַתֶּם קִרְבוּ הֵנָּה, Jeremiah 31:8; Jeremiah 51:5 +; 1 Samuel 20:21 מִמְּךָ וָהֵנָּךְ from thee and hitherwards, i.e. on this side of thee (opposed to מִמְּךָ וָהָֽלְאָה): repeated 2 Kings 4:35 אַחַת הֵנָּה וְאַחַת הֵנָּה once hither and once thither = once to and fro; הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה hither and thither i.e. in different (or opposite) directions, Joshua 8:20; 2 Kings 2:8,14; 1 Kings 20:40 strangely וַיְהִי עַבְדְּךָ עשֵֹׁה הֵנָּח וָהֵנָּה literally and thy servant was a doer of hitherwards and thitherwards, i.e. was engaged in different directions (Ew^{§ 360, c treats {abbrev}}ה here as the pronoun 3 plural feminine construed irregularly, compare עשֵֹׁה אֵלֶּה: but read probably with ᵐ5 ᵑ7 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Th Klo מֹּנֶה was turning or looking (Exodus 2:12) for עשֵֹׁךְ); עַדהֵֿנָּה even hither, Numbers 14:19; 1 Samuel 7:12; 2 Samuel 20:16 קְרַב עַדהֵֿנָּה, 2 Kings 8:7, to this point (in a book) Jeremiah 48:47; Jeremiah 51:64 (note of compiler or scribe). (β) here (compare שָׁמָּה = there) Genesis 21:23 swear to me הֵנָּה here, Daniel 12:5 ׳֗֗֗ הֵנָּה לְ ׳חֵנָּה לְ on this side of . . . on that side of . . .

b. of time, in עַד הֵנָּה hitherto Genesis 15:16 (with a negative, = not yet) Genesis 44:28; Judges 16:13; Psalm 71:17 & until now do I keep declaring thy wonders, 1 Chronicles 9:18; 1 Chronicles 12:9 until now (the point reached in the narrative). In late Hebrew, contracted to עֲדֶ֫נָה hitherto, still Ecclesiastes 4:2, עֲדֶן Ecclesiastes 4:3 אֲשֶׁר עֲדֶן לֹא הָיָה = who has not yet been (compare Mishna עֲדַיִן hitherto, still, עֲדַיִן לֹא = not yet).

here, hitherto, now, on this that side, since, this that way, thitherward, thus far,

From hen; hither or thither (but used both of place and time) -- here, hither(-to), now, on this (that) side, + since, this (that) way, thitherward, + thus far, to...fro, + yet.

see HEBREW hen

הֵ֑נָּה הֵ֔נָּה הֵ֖נָּה הֵ֙נָּה֙ הֵ֛נָּה הֵ֜נָּה הֵ֝֗נָּה הֵ֠נָּה הֵ֣נָּה הֵ֥נָּה הֵ֧נָּה הֵֽנָּה׃ הנה הנה׃ וָהֵ֑נָּה וָהֵ֔נָּה וָהֵ֖נָּה וָהֵ֗נָּה והנה hên·nāh Hennah hênnāh vaHennah wā·hên·nāh wāhênnāhInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts