Leviticus 17:7:6Lev.17.7.W6TAB
הֵ֥ם
hem
“they”
- Transliteration
- HEM
- Extended
- HEHM
- IPA
- /ˈheːm/
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
HEM zoh-NEEM
- clause
ve-LO-yiz-be-KHU OD ET-ziv-KHEE-HEM la-se-EE-rim a-SHER HEM zoh-NEEM a-kha-REI-hem
- sentence
ve-LO-yiz-be-KHU OD ET-ziv-KHEE-HEM la-se-EE-rim a-SHER HEM zoh-NEEM a-kha-REI-hem khoo-KAT o-LAM ti-hyeh-ZOT la-HEM le-do-ro-TAM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} specifies zivcheihem {זִבְחֵיהֶם | ziv-ḥê-hēm} ‘their sacrifices.’
The phrase laseirim {לַשְּׂעִירִ֕ם | la-se-ʿî-rîm} ‘to the goat idols’ is modified by a relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ʾă-šer} ‘which’ and the participle zonim {זֹנִים | zō-nîm} ‘prostituting themselves,’ with achareihem {אַחֲרֵיהֶם | ʾa-ḥă-rê-hem} ‘after them’ showing pursuit.
The nominal construct chukat olam {חֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֛ם | ḥu-qqat ʿô-lām} ‘everlasting statute’ links to tiheye-zot {תִּֽהְיֶה־זֹּ֥את | ti-hyê-zôt} ‘this shall be,’ establishing enduring obligation, followed by lahem ledorotam {לָהֶם לְדֹרֹתָֽם | lā-hēm le-ḏō-rō-tām} ‘for them and for their generations.’
Root and etymology
z-b-chzayin–bet–chet
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — Leviticus 17:7
And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons , after whom they are prostituting themselves . This shall be a statute forever for them and for their generations.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 17:7, so the Hebrew word הֵ֥ם (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.17.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.7.W6.S1) and character.