hen.nah most often points to a place or destination, and in some clauses marks a point reached in time or a contrast of locations.

The adverb most often identifies the place where someone is, comes, gathers, or is addressed; it can also mark a point reached in time and, when repeated, contrast locations or directions.

1. Pointing to a place or destination · dominant

   In Joshua 3:9, the adverb occurs in Joshua's summons for Israel to come near, and the APB renders the clause "Come here and hear the words of the LORD your God." In Genesis 45:13, it accompanies the instruction to bring Joseph's father down, while 2 Samuel 20:16 has the woman call for Joab to come near.

   Joshua 3:9Genesis 45:132 Samuel 20:16Genesis 42:15Ezekiel 40:4Isaiah 57:3
2. Marking a temporal point or limit · common

   In 1 Samuel 1:16, the adverb stands with Hannah's statement about speaking up to the present point; the APB renders "until now." Psalm 71:17 likewise joins it to God's teaching from youth and the speaker's continuing declaration, while 1 Samuel 7:12 places it in Samuel's statement about the LORD's help up to that point.

   1 Samuel 1:16Psalm 71:171 Samuel 7:12Numbers 14:19Judges 16:13Jeremiah 48:47
3. Contrasting locations or directions · occasional

   Paired occurrences in 2 Kings 2:8 accompany the water's division after Elijah strikes it; the APB renders the result "here and there." The same paired placement occurs in 2 Kings 2:14 when Elisha strikes the water, and Joshua 8:20 uses two occurrences in a clause about having no way to flee in either direction.

   2 Kings 2:82 Kings 2:14Joshua 8:20Daniel 12:52 Kings 4:351 Kings 20:40

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the adverb with location language such as "here" or "come near here," and in temporal clauses with "until now" or "thus far." Where the form is repeated, the translation may use "here and there" or "this way or that"; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.