2 Chronicles 3:13:72 Chr.3.13.W7TAB
וְהֵ֛ם
vehem
“and they”
- Transliteration
- ve-HEM
- Extended
- veh-HEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈheːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-HEM
- clause
ve-HEM o-me-DIM al-rag-le-e-HEM u-fe-ne-e-HEM la-BA-yit
- sentence
kan-FE ha-ke-ru-VIM ha-E-le por-se-SIM a-MOT e-se-RIM ve-HEM o-me-DIM al-rag-le-e-HEM u-fe-ne-e-HEM la-BA-yit
Exegesis
The sequence vehem omdim {וְהֵם עֹמְדִים | wə-hêm ʿôḏ-mîm} ‘and they were standing’ resumes the subject, and al-raglehem {עַל־רַגְלֵיהֶם | ʿal-răg-lê-hem} ‘upon their feet’ adds locative detail.
In context — 2 Chronicles 3:13
The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits , and they stood on their feet with their faces toward the house .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 3:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 3:13, so the Hebrew word וְהֵ֛ם (vehem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.3.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.3.13.W7.S1) and character.