ו/הם

𐤅/𐤄𐤌

vhm

and they

or (prolonged) הֵמָּה; masculine plural from הֲלַךְ; they (only used when emphatic); it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.

H1992

2 Samuel 21:9 · Word #12

Lexicon H1992

Lemmaהֵם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤌
Transliterationhêm
Strong'sH1992
In-contextand they

Morphology HC/Pp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech P — Pronoun — Substitutes for a noun
Subtype p — Personal — Personal pronoun
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H1992-17

and they themselves

Rootהם (h-m)
Core Meaningsthird-person plurality, identity, distinction, demonstrative emphasis
Semantic Rangethey, them, those, these, the same, such ones, themselves (emphatic)
Conceptual SignificanceThe independent pronoun הֵם often signals emphasis, contrast, or distinction in the biblical text, highlighting a specific group as set apart, responsible, or uniquely identified within a narrative or covenantal context.
Morphological NotesConjunction ו + independent personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural (HC/Pp3mp). Used in emphatic or contrastive contexts rather than as a simple suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe form combines the conjunction ו ("and") with the independent masculine plural pronoun הֵם. The addition of "themselves" reflects the emphatic use of this 3rd person masculine plural form, preserving both its plurality and its marked emphasis in the Hebrew.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root הם (third-person plurality, identity, distinction, demonstrative emphasis)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
bahem in them (masculine plural)
H1992-01 bahemah in them (those very ones, masculine)
H1992-02 hahem they themselves (masculine plural)
H1992-03 hahemah they themselves (masculine plural)
H1992-04 hem they themselves
H1992-05 hemah they themselves (masculine plural)
H1994-01 himo they (masculine plural)
H1994-02 himon they (masculine plural)
H1992-06 kahem like them themselves (masculine plural)
H1992-07 kahemah like those (masculine ones)
H1992-08 khahem like them (masculine plural)
lahem to them (masculine plural)
H1992-09 lahemah they themselves
lehom to them (masculine plural)
H1992-10 mehemah from those (masculine plural)
H1992-12 vahem in them (those men)
H1992-13 vahemah by them themselves
H1992-14 vehem and they themselves
H1992-15 vehemah and they themselves
H1992-16 vekhahem and like them
velahem and to them (masculine plural)

Word Usage (566 occurrences of H1992)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 3:7 הֵ֑ם hem they
Genesis 6:4 הָ/הֵם֒ hahem those
Genesis 6:4 הֵ֧מָּה hemah they