Proverbs 1:9:4Prov.1.9.W4TAB
הֵ֬ם
hem
“they are”
- Transliteration
- HEM
- Extended
- HEEM
- IPA
- /ˈheːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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
HEM le-RO-she-KHA
- clause
KI li-ve-YAT KHEN HEM le-RO-she-KHA
- sentence
KI li-ve-YAT KHEN HEM le-RO-she-KHA va-a-na-KIM le-gar-ge-RO-te-KHA
Exegesis
The construct phrase livyat-chen {לִוְיַ֤ת־חֵ֓ן | lîwyāṯ-ḥên} ‘wreath of grace’ functions as the subject with hem {הֵ֬ם | hem} ‘they’ pointing to wisdom’s teachings.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–gimel–lamed
“foot, pace”
In context — Proverbs 1:9
For they are a wreath of grace for your head and ornaments for your neck .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 1:9, so the Hebrew word הֵ֬ם (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 Prov.1.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.9.W4.S1) and character.