Jeremiah 19:4:12Jer.19.4.W12TAB
הֵ֥מָּה
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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Word in context
- word
HE-ma
- phraseyour reading level
HE-ma va-a-vo-te-HEM
- clause
YA-an a-SHER a-za-VU-ni va-ye-nak-KHE-ru et-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE va-ye-kat-TE-ru-VO le-e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM a-SHER lo-ye-da-UM HE-ma va-a-vo-te-HEM u-mal-KHE ye-hu-DA
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER a-za-VU-ni va-ye-nak-KHE-ru et-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE va-ye-kat-TE-ru-VO le-e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM a-SHER lo-ye-da-UM HE-ma va-a-vo-te-HEM u-mal-KHE ye-hu-DA u-mal-E-u et-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE DAM ne-ki-YIM
In context — Jeremiah 19:4
Because they have forsaken Me and have estranged this place, burning incense here to other gods that neither they, nor their fathers, nor the kings of Judah had known, and have filled this place with the blood of the innocent .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 19:4, so the Hebrew word הֵ֥מָּה (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.19.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.4.W12.S1) and character.