Numbers 18:23:7Num.18.23.W7TAB
וְהֵ֖ם
vehem
“and they”
- Transliteration
- ve-HEM
- Extended
- veh-HEM
- IPA
- /vəˈhem/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-HEM
- clause
ve-a-VAD ha-lei-VI HU et-a-vo-DAT O-hel mo-ED ve-HEM yis-U a-vo-NAM
- sentence
ve-a-VAD ha-lei-VI HU et-a-vo-DAT O-hel mo-ED ve-HEM yis-U a-vo-NAM khu-KAT o-LAM le-do-ro-TEI-khem uv-to-KH be-NEI yis-ra-EL LO yin-cha-LU na-cha-LA
Exegesis
The shift to vehem {וְהֵם | wə-hēm} ‘and they’ with yisau {יִשְׂאוּ | yiś-ʾû} ‘shall bear’ and avonam {עֲוֺנָם | ʿa-vō-nām} ‘their guilt’ emphasizes collective accountability.
In context — Numbers 18:23
But the Levite —he himself—shall carry out the service of the Tent of Meeting, and they shall bear their guilt. This is an everlasting statute for your generations. And among the sons of Israel they shall not inherit an inheritance.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 18:23, so the Hebrew word וְהֵ֖ם (vehem) 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.18.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.23.W7.S1) and character.