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H1992הֵ֫מָּהhem.mah

they(masc.)Part of speech: Hebrew Demonstrative Pronoun

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Occurrences by book

  1. 22
  2. 22
  3. 19
  4. 33
  5. 22
  6. 13
  7. 24
  8. 1
  9. 23
  10. 9
  11. 24
  12. 39
  13. 24
  14. 19
  15. 1
  16. 18
  17. 4
  18. 4
  19. 28
  20. 10
  21. 5
  22. 2
  23. 21
  24. 66
  25. 2
  26. 64
  27. 2
  28. 13
  29. 2
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 1
  34. 1
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. 2
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 12
  39. 1

Renderings

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553 occurrences in 514 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 3:7

    And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves girdles.

    הֵ֑ם Hem “they”

  2. Genesis 6:4

    The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

    הָהֵם֒ (הֵם֒) Hem “those”הֵ֧מָּה He.mah “they”

  3. Genesis 7:14

    they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl after its kind, every bird of every sort.

    הֵ֜מָּה He.mah “they”

  4. Genesis 14:13

    And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew--now he dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.

    וְהֵ֖ם (הֵ֖ם) Hem “they”

  5. Genesis 14:24

    save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their portion.'

    הֵ֖ם hem “they”

  6. Genesis 25:16

    these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.

    הֵ֞ם hem “they”

  7. Genesis 34:21

    'These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

    הֵ֣ם hem “they”

  8. Genesis 34:22

    Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

    הֵ֥ם hem “they”

  9. Genesis 34:23

    Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.'

    הֵ֑ם Hem “[will] they”

  10. Genesis 37:16

    And he said: 'I seek my brethren. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.'

    הֵ֥ם hem “[are] they”

  11. Genesis 40:12

    And Joseph said unto him: 'This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;

    הֵֽם׃ Hem “they”

  12. Genesis 40:18

    And Joseph answered and said: 'This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days;

    הֵֽם׃ Hem “they”

  13. Genesis 42:8

    And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew him not.

    וְהֵ֖ם (הֵ֖ם) Hem “they”

  14. Genesis 42:23

    And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the interpreter was between them.

    וְהֵם֙ (הֵם֙) Hem “they”

  15. Genesis 42:35

    And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.

    הֵ֚ם hem “they”הֵ֥מָּה He.mah “they”

  16. Genesis 44:3

    As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

    הֵ֖מָּה He.mah “they”

  17. Genesis 44:4

    And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward: 'Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them: Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

    הֵ֠ם hem “they”

  18. Genesis 47:14

    And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.

    הֵ֣ם hem “they”

  19. Genesis 48:5

    And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine.

    הֵ֑ם Hem “they”

  20. Genesis 48:9

    And Joseph said unto his father: 'They are my sons, whom God hath given me here.' And he said: 'Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.'

    הֵ֔ם Hem “they”

  21. Exodus 2:11

    And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.

    הָהֵ֗ם (הֵ֗ם) Hem “those”

  22. Exodus 2:23

    And it came to pass in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

    הָהֵ֗ם (הֵ֗ם) Hem “those”

  23. Exodus 5:7

    'Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

    הֵ֚ם hem “they”

  24. Exodus 5:8

    And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof; for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying: Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

    הֵם֩ hem “they”הֵ֔ם Hem “they”הֵ֤ם hem “they”

  25. Exodus 6:27

    These are they that spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron.

    הֵ֗ם Hem “they”