Exodus 18:20:2Exod.18.20.W2TAB
אֶתְהֶ֔ם
ethem
“them”
- Transliteration
- et-HEM
- Extended
- eht-HEHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
et-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hiz-har-TA et-HEM
- clause
ve-hiz-har-TA et-HEM et-ha-khu-KIM ve-et-ha-to-ROT
- sentence
ve-hiz-har-TA et-HEM et-ha-khu-KIM ve-et-ha-to-ROT ve-ho-da-TA la-HEM et-ha-DE-rekh YEL-khu BAH ve-et-ha-ma-a-SE a-SHER ya-a-SOON
Exegesis
The fronting of ethem {אֶתְהֶם | ʾeṯ-hem} ‘them’ before the objects highlights the recipients of warning and instruction.
In context — Exodus 18:20
And you shall warn them about the statutes and the instructions, and you shall make known to them the way in which they should walk and the deed which they should do.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 18:20, so the Hebrew word אֶתְהֶ֔ם (ethem) 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.18.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.20.W2.S1) and character.