Proverbs 30:24:4Prov.30.24.W4TAB
וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה
vehemma
“and they”
- Transliteration
- ve-HEM-ma
- Extended
- veh-HEEM-maa
- IPA
- /vəˈhem.maː/
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 | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-HEM-ma
- clause
ve-HEM-ma kha-kha-MIM me-khu-kka-MIM
- sentence
ar-ba-A HEM ke-tan-NE-AR-ets ve-HEM-ma kha-kha-MIM me-khu-kka-MIM
Exegesis
The conjunction vav-prefixed pronoun vehemmah {וְהֵמָּה | wə-hēm-mā} ‘and they’ introduces an adversative relationship.
In context — Proverbs 30:24
Four little ones on the earth, yet they are exceedingly wise .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 30:24, so the Hebrew word וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה (vehemma) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.24.W4.S1) and character.