היינו

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)

1. that is, which means, in other words

See also

• כִּבְיָכוֹל (kiv'yakhól, “so to speak; as it were”)

Etymology 2

Verb

הָיִינוּ • (hayínu)

1. First-person plural past (suffix conjugation) of היה (hayá).