Jeremiah 16:20:4Jer.16.20.W4TAB
וְהֵ֖מָּה
vehema
“and they”
- Transliteration
- ve-HE-ma
- Extended
- veh-HEE-mah
- IPA
- /vəˈheːm.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they
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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 | 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
ve-HE-ma
- clause
ve-HE-ma LO e-lo-HIM
- sentence
ha-ya-a-SE-lo a-DAM e-lo-HIM ve-HE-ma LO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction wə- {וְ | wə-} plus hēmmah {הֵ֖מָּה | hē-máh} ‘and they’ introduces the contrast clause.
In context — Jeremiah 16:20
Shall a man make gods for himself, and they are not gods?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 16:20, so the Hebrew word וְהֵ֖מָּה (vehema) 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.16.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.20.W4.S1) and character.