Genesis 14:13:15Gen.14.13.W15TAB
וְהֵ֖ם
vehem
“and they”
- Transliteration
- ve-HEM
- Extended
- veh-HEHM
- IPA
- /wə.ˈheːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-HEM
- clause
ve-HU sho-KHEN be-e-lo-NEI ma-me-RE ha-e-mo-RI a-KHI e-she-KOL va-a-KHI a-NER ve-HEM ba-a-LEI ve-rit-av-RAM
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-pa-LIT va-yag-GED le-av-RAM ha-iv-RI ve-HU sho-KHEN be-e-lo-NEI ma-me-RE ha-e-mo-RI a-KHI e-she-KOL va-a-KHI a-NER ve-HEM ba-a-LEI ve-rit-av-RAM
Exegesis
The paired constructs achi Eshkol va-achi Aner {אֲחִי אֶשְׁכֹּל וַאֲחִי עָנֵר | ʾaḥî ʾeškol wa-ʾăḥî ʿānēr} present Mamre as brother to Eshkol and Aner, explaining the plural pronoun ve-hem {וְהֵם | wə-hēm} 'and they' in the summary clause.
In context — Genesis 14:13
Then the survivor came and reported to Abram the Hebrew. He was living among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshkol and the brother of Aner; and they were allies of Abram.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:13:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 14:13, so the Hebrew word וְהֵ֖ם (vehem) 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 Gen.14.13.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.13.W15.S1) and character.