Leviticus 22:2:12Lev.22.2.W12TAB
הֵ֧ם
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 mak-di-SHEEM
- clause
a-SHER HEM mak-di-SHEEM LI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-yin-naz-RU mi-kad-SHEI be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kad-SHI a-SHER HEM mak-di-SHEEM LI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The relative clause asher hem makdishim li {אֲשֶׁר הֵם מַקְדִּשִׁים לִי | ’ăšer hēm maqqəḏîšîm lī} qualifies the nature of holiness.
In context — Leviticus 22:2
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and let them keep themselves apart from the holy things of the sons of Israel, so that they do not profane My holy name, which they sanctify to Me. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 22:2, so the Hebrew word הֵ֧ם (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.22.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.2.W12.S1) and character.