Judges 19:22:1Judg.19.22.W1TAB
הֵמָּה֮
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 me-ti-VIM et-li-BAM ve-hi-NE an-SHE ha-IR an-SHE ve-NE-ve-li-YA-al na-sa-BU et-ha-BA-yit mit-da-pe-KIM al-ha-DA-let
- sentence
HE-ma me-ti-VIM et-li-BAM ve-hi-NE an-SHE ha-IR an-SHE ve-NE-ve-li-YA-al na-sa-BU et-ha-BA-yit mit-da-pe-KIM al-ha-DA-let va-yo-me-RU el-ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit ha-za-KEN le-MOR ho-TSE et-ha-ISH a-sher-BA el-BET-kha ve-ne-da-E-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with hemah {הֵמָּה | hêmmāh} ‘they’ together with the Piel participle meitivim {מֵיטִיבִ֣ים | mêṯîvîm} ‘were making glad,’ framing an ongoing festive action.
In context — Judges 19:22
As they were making their hearts glad , behold, the men of the city, sons of worthlessness , surrounded the house and pounded on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house so that we may know him.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 19:22, so the Hebrew word הֵמָּה֮ (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.19.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.22.W1.S1) and character.