Deuteronomy 14:7:15Deut.14.7.W15TAB
הֵ֗מָּה
hehmah
“they”
- Transliteration
- heh-MAH
- Extended
- hey-MAAH
- IPA
- /heˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
heh-MAH
- phraseyour reading level
KI-ma-a-LE ge-RAH heh-MAH
- clause
ET-ha-ga-MAL ve-ET-ha-ar-NE-vet ve-ET-ha-sha-FAN KI-ma-a-LE ge-RAH heh-MAH u-par-SA LO hif-ri-SU te-me-IM HEM la-KHEM
- sentence
AKH ET-ZEH LO to-akh-LU mi-ma-a-LEI ha-ge-RAH u-mi-maf-ri-SEI ha-par-SA ha-se-su-AH ET-ha-ga-MAL ve-ET-ha-ar-NE-vet ve-ET-ha-sha-FAN KI-ma-a-LE ge-RAH heh-MAH u-par-SA LO hif-ri-SU te-me-IM HEM la-KHEM
Exegesis
The conjunction kîmaʿălē {כִֽי־מַעֲלֵ֧ה | kîmaʿălē} ‘because brings up’ introduces the rationale, followed by the verbless clause gērāh hēmāh ûparsāh lōʾ hiphrīsû {גֵרָה הֵמָּה וּפַרְסָה לֹא הִפְרִיסוּ | gērāh hēmāh ûparsāh lōʾ hiphrīsû} ‘although they bring up the cud, they do not divide the hoof’.
Root and etymology
b-h-mBet-Heth-Mem
“beast”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:7
However, of those that bring up the cud or of those that have a split hoof—you shall not eat these: the camel, the rabbit, and the hyrax —for although they bring up the cud, they do not split the hoof; they are unclean for you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:7:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 14:7, so the Hebrew word הֵ֗מָּה (hehmah) 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 Deut.14.7.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.7.W15.S1) and character.