Leviticus 23:2:13Lev.23.2.W13TAB
הֵ֖ם
hem
“are”
- Transliteration
- HEM
- Extended
- HEHM
- IPA
- /heːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
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
E-le HEM
- clause
E-le HEM mo-e-DAAI
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-tihk-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh E-le HEM mo-e-DAAI
Exegesis
The emphatic sequence eleh hem mo'adai {אֵ֥לֶּה הֵ֖ם מוֹעֲדָֽי | ʾēl-leh hēm mōʿă-dāy} underscores exclusivity as God’s appointed seasons and solidifies covenantal ownership in the sacred calendar.
In context — Leviticus 23:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “The appointed times of the LORD , which you shall proclaim as holy convocations , are My appointed times.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 23:2, so the Hebrew word הֵ֖ם (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.23.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.2.W13.S1) and character.