Jeremiah 23:21:3Jer.23.21.W3TAB
וְהֵ֣ם
vehem
“and they”
- Transliteration
- ve-HEM
- Extended
- veh-HEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈheːm/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HEM RA-tsu
- clause
LO-sha-LAKH-te et-ha-ne-vi-IM ve-HEM RA-tsu
- sentence
LO-sha-LAKH-te et-ha-ne-vi-IM ve-HEM RA-tsu LO-dib-BAR-te a-le-HEM ve-HEM ni-ba-U
Exegesis
The conjunction ve {וְ | wə-} plus hem {הֵם | hêm} and ratsu {רָצוּ | rā-ṣū} ‘ran’ highlights human initiative contrary to divine commission.
In context — Jeremiah 23:21
I did not send the prophets , yet they rushed out; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 23:21, so the Hebrew word וְהֵ֣ם (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 Jer.23.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.21.W3.S1) and character.