Deuteronomy 22:1:8Deut.22.1.W8TAB
מֵהֶם
mehem
“from them”
- Transliteration
- me-HEM
- Extended
- meh-HEM
- IPA
- /meˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-HEM
- sentence
lo-tir-EH et-SHOR a-KHI-kha O et-SEI-yo nid-KHIM ve-hit-alam-TA me-HEM ha-SHEV te-shi-VEIM le-a-KHI-kha
Exegesis
The Hitpael verb vehitallamta {וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ | wə-hitʿallamta} combined with mehem {מֵהֶם | mē-hem} conveys deliberate omission.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:1
You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep straying and hide yourself from them; you shall surely return them to your brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 22:1, so the Hebrew word מֵהֶם (mehem) 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.22.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.1.W8.S1) and character.