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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic היינו (hāynū, “behold”), from Aramaic הָדֵין הוּא (hāḏēn hū, “which this is”).
Conjunction
היינו / הָיְנוּ • (háy'nu)
- that is, which means, in other words
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
הָיִינוּ • (hayínu)
- First-person plural past (suffix conjugation) of היה (hayá).