Proverbs 30:24:2Prov.30.24.W2TAB
הֵ֭ם
hem
“they”
- Transliteration
- HEM
- Extended
- HEEM
- IPA
- /ˈheːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
HEM
- clause
ar-ba-A HEM ke-tan-NE-AR-ets
- sentence
ar-ba-A HEM ke-tan-NE-AR-ets ve-HEM-ma kha-kha-MIM me-khu-kka-MIM
Exegesis
It is followed by the independent pronoun hem {הֵם | hēm} ‘they’, which stands in for the unnamed entities.
In context — Proverbs 30:24
Four little ones on the earth, yet they are exceedingly wise .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:24, so the Hebrew word הֵ֭ם (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.30.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.24.W2.S1) and character.