Judges 18:3:1Judg.18.3.W1TAB
הֵ֚מָּה
hema
“they”
- Transliteration
- HE-ma
- Extended
- HEE-mah
- 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
- clause
HE-ma IM-BET mi-KHA ve-HE-ma hi-KI-ru ET-KOL ha-NA-ar ha-le-VI
- sentence
HE-ma IM-BET mi-KHA ve-HE-ma hi-KI-ru ET-KOL ha-NA-ar ha-le-VI va-ya-SU-ru SHAM va-yo-ME-ru LO MI-he-vi-A-kha ha-LOM u-MA-a-TA O-se ba-ZE u-ma-LE-kha PO
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the independent pronoun hemah {הֵמָּה | hēmmāh} ‘they’ paired with the prepositional phrase im-bêyt {עִם־בֵּית | ʿim-bêyt} ‘with the house of,’ establishing the spies’ location near Micah’s dwelling.
Root and etymology
m-h
“what”
In context — Judges 18:3
They were near the house of Micah, and they recognized the voice of the young Levite ; so they turned aside there and said to him, “Who has brought you here, and what are you doing in this place ? And what is there for you here?”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 18:3, so the Hebrew word הֵ֚מָּה (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 Judg.18.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.3.W1.S1) and character.