Numbers 17:5:12Num.17.5.W12TABWLC Numbers 17:20
הֵם
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
be-NEI-yis-ra-EL a-SHER HEM ma-li-NIM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-SHER ev-KHAR-BO ma-TEH-hu yif-RACH va-ha-shi-KO-ti me-a-LAI et-te-lu-NO-tai be-NEI-yis-ra-EL a-SHER HEM ma-li-NIM a-LEI HEM a-LEI-khem
Exegesis
The object et telunot benei yisrael {אֵת תְּלוּנוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾēt tə-lū-nōṯ bənê yiś-rā-ʾēl}, modified by the participle malinim {מַלִּינִים | mal-lî-nîm} and the pronoun hem {הֵם | hēm}, conveys ongoing dissent. This sequence of divine selection, miraculous sign, and removal of protests highlights the LORD’s sovereign authority.
In context — Numbers 17:5
And it shall be that the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout; and I will remove from upon Me the persistent protests of the sons of Israel who are complaining against you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 17:5, so the Hebrew word הֵם (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 Num.17.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.5.W12.S1) and character.