Jeremiah 23:16:10Jer.23.16.W10TAB
הֵ֖מָּה
hema
“they”
- Transliteration
- HE-ma
- Extended
- HEE-maa
- IPA
- /ˈheːm.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
mah-he-vi-LIM HE-ma
- clause
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-tish-me-U al-div-RE han-ne-vi-IM han-nib-be-IM la-KHEM mah-he-vi-LIM HE-ma et-khem
- sentence
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-tish-me-U al-div-RE han-ne-vi-IM han-nib-be-IM la-KHEM mah-he-vi-LIM HE-ma et-khem kha-ZON li-BAM ye-dab-be-RU LO mi-PI Ye-ho-VAH
In context — Jeremiah 23:16
Thus says the LORD of hosts : “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, for they fill you with emptiness. They speak a vision of their own heart , and not from the mouth of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 23:16, so the Hebrew word הֵ֖מָּה (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.23.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.16.W10.S1) and character.