Leviticus 17:5:8Lev.17.5.W8TAB
הֵ֣ם
hem
“they”
- Transliteration
- HEM
- Extended
- HEHM
- IPA
- /heːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- they
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
HEM
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER HEM zov-KHEEM
- clause
le-MA-an a-SHER ya-VEE-u be-NEI yis-ra-EL et-ziv-khei-HEM a-SHER HEM zov-KHEEM al-pe-NEI ha-sa-DEH veh-heh-vee-OOM la-ye-ho-VAH el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED el-ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
le-MA-an a-SHER ya-VEE-u be-NEI yis-ra-EL et-ziv-khei-HEM a-SHER HEM zov-KHEEM al-pe-NEI ha-sa-DEH veh-heh-vee-OOM la-ye-ho-VAH el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED el-ha-ko-HEN veh-zav-KHOO ziv-KHEI she-la-MIM la-ye-ho-VAH o-TAM
Exegesis
The relative asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’a-šer} ‘which’ links the direct-object et-zivcheihem {אֶת־זִבְחֵיהֶם | ’et·ziv-ḥê-hēm} ‘their sacrifices’ to the subordinate action introduced by the Hiphil imperfect yaviyu {יָבִיאוּ | yā-vî-’û} ‘they bring’.
Root and etymology
z-b-chzayin–bet–chet
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — Leviticus 17:5
So that the sons of Israel may bring the sacrifices they offer in the open field to the LORD at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting to the priest, and sacrifice peace offerings to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 17:5, so the Hebrew word הֵ֣ם (hem) 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 Lev.17.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.5.W8.S1) and character.