Deuteronomy 18:9:13Deut.18.9.W13TAB

הָהֵֽם׃

hahem

these

Transliteration
ha-HEM
Extended
hah-HEHM
IPA
/haˈheːm/

Meaning by language

English
these

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Result
הָ + הֵֽם׃
ha + hem
hahem

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-HEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-go-YIM ha-HEM

  3. clause

    lo-til-MAD la-a-SOT ke-to-a-voT ha-go-YIM ha-HEM

  4. sentence

    KI a-TA BA el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH lo-til-MAD la-a-SOT ke-to-a-voT ha-go-YIM ha-HEM

Exegesis

The construct phrase kə-ṯô-ʿă-ḇôṯ ha-gō-yîm hā-hêm {כְּתוֹעֲבֹת הַגּוֹיִם הָהֵם | kə-ṯô-ʿă-ḇôṯ ha-gō-yîm hā-hêm} situates Israel’s moral boundary against pagan practices.

In contextDeuteronomy 18:9

For when you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to do the abominations of those nations.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 18:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 18:9, so the Hebrew word הָהֵֽם׃ (hahem) 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.18.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.9.W13.S1) and character.