Exodus 15:23:10Exod.15.23.W10TAB
הֵ֑ם
hem
“they”
- Transliteration
- HEM
- Extended
- HEHM
- IPA
- /ˈheːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- they
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
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HEM
- clause
va-ya-VO-oo ma-RA-ta ve-LO yakh-LU lish-TOT MA-yim mim-ma-RA KEE ma-REEM HEM
- sentence
va-ya-VO-oo ma-RA-ta ve-LO yakh-LU lish-TOT MA-yim mim-ma-RA KEE ma-REEM HEM al-KEN ka-ra-she-MAH ma-RA
Exegesis
The causal clause ki marim hem {כִּי מָרִים הֵם | kī mārîm hēm} places the adjective before the pronoun for emphasis on the bitterness.
In context — Exodus 15:23
When they came to Marah, they found the water undrinkable ; therefore, the place was called Marah .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 15:23, so the Hebrew word הֵ֑ם (hem) 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 Exod.15.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.23.W10.S1) and character.