בָ/הֶ֖ם
𐤁/𐤄𐤌
vahem
Ecclesiastes 2:5 · Word #6
Lexicon
Morphology HR/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | R — Preposition — Shows relationship between words |
SIBI-P1 H1992-12
in them (those men)
| Root | הם (h-m) |
| Core Meanings | third-person reference, masculine plurality, demonstrative emphasis, those ones |
| Semantic Range | they (masculine plural), them, those men, these, the same ones; often used for emphasis or contrast in discourse |
| Conceptual Significance | As an emphatic masculine plural pronoun, הֵם can heighten contrast or focus in narrative and legal contexts, distinguishing specific groups (often covenant communities or nations) and underscoring collective identity or responsibility within Israel’s theological worldview. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב ("in") prefixed to the independent emphatic pronoun הֵם (3rd person masculine plural). The morphology HR/Sp3mp indicates a pronoun, third person masculine plural, functioning as the object of the preposition. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form combines the preposition בָּ ("in") with the emphatic third-person masculine plural pronoun הֵם ("they, those men"). Rendering it as "in them (those men)" preserves both the masculine plural reference and the emphatic demonstrative force inherent in הֵם. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root הם (third-person reference, masculine plurality, demonstrative emphasis, those ones)
| 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) |
H1992-13 |
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) |
H1992-17 |
vhm | and they themselves |