Jeremiah 15:19:14Jer.15.19.W14TAB
הֵ֙מָּה֙
hema
“they”
- Transliteration
- HE-ma
- Extended
- HEE-mah
- IPA
- /ˈheːm.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HE-ma
- phraseyour reading level
ya-SHU-vu HE-ma
- clause
ya-SHU-vu HE-ma E-le-KHA ve-a-TA lo-ta-SHUV a-le-HEM
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH im-ta-SHUV va-a-shi-VE-kha le-fa-NAI ta-a-MOD ve-im-to-TSI ya-KAR mi-zo-LEL ke-FI ti-he-YE ya-SHU-vu HE-ma E-le-KHA ve-a-TA lo-ta-SHUV a-le-HEM
Exegesis
Finally, the contrast between yashuvu hemmah elekha {יָשֻׁבוּ הֵמָּה אֵלֶיךָ | yā-šū-ḇû hēm-māh ʾê-le-kha} “they will return to you” and ve-attah lo-tashuv aleihem {וְאַתָּה לֹא־תָשֻׁב אֲלֵיהֶם | wə-ʾat-tā lō-ta-šū-ḇ ʾă-lê-hem} “and you shall not return to them” underscores the prophet’s separation and authority.
In context — Jeremiah 15:19
Therefore thus says the LORD : If you return, then I will restore you, and you will stand before Me. And if you extract the precious from the worthless, you will be like My mouth. They will return to you, but you shall not return to them.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:19:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 15:19, so the Hebrew word הֵ֙מָּה֙ (hema) 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 Jer.15.19.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.19.W14.S1) and character.