Proverbs 30:18:2Prov.30.18.W2TAB
הֵ֭מָּה
hema
“they”
- Transliteration
- HE-ma
- Extended
- HEE-mah
- IPA
- /ˈheːm.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HE-ma
- clause
she-lo-SHA HE-ma nif-le-U mim-me-NI
- sentence
she-lo-SHA HE-ma nif-le-U mim-me-NI ve-ar-ba ve-ar-BA-a LO ye-da-TIM
Exegesis
The verse employs a numerical proverb structure, beginning with the cardinal sheloshah {שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה | šəlōšāh} ‘three’ followed by the independent pronoun hemah {הֵ֭מָּה | hēmâ} ‘they’, which shifts focus to the verb nifle'u {נִפְלְא֣וּ | nifləʼû} ‘are wondrous’.
Root and etymology
b-h-mBet–He–Mem
“beast”
In context — Proverbs 30:18
Three things are marvelous for me, and four I do not discern .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:18, so the Hebrew word הֵ֭מָּה (hema) 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.30.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.18.W2.S1) and character.