Psalm 22:17:3Ps.22.17.W3TABWLC Psalms 22:18
הֵ֥מָּה
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
- phraseyour reading level
HE-ma ya-BI-tu
- clause
HE-ma ya-BI-tu yir-E-u-VE
- sentence
a-sap-pe-RA KAL-a-tsmo-TAI HE-ma ya-BI-tu yir-E-u-VE
Exegesis
The pronoun hemmah {הֵמָּה | hē-māh} ‘they’ shifts focus to the onlookers.
In context — Psalm 22:17
I can count all my bones; they look, they observe me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 22:17, so the Hebrew word הֵ֥מָּה (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 Ps.22.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.17.W3.S1) and character.