לָ/הֶם֙

𐤋/𐤄𐤌

lahem

for themselves

Genesis 6:2 · Word #11

Lexicon

In-contextfor themselves

Morphology HR/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech R — Preposition — Shows relationship between words

SIBI-P1

to them (masculine plural)

Rootהם (h-m)
Core Meaningsthird-person reference, they, them (masculine plural)
Semantic Rangeto them, for them, belonging to them, in regard to them, against them (contextually determined by the governing verb or clause)
Conceptual SignificanceThis form frequently marks the recipients of divine action, command, promise, or judgment. By specifying a masculine plural group, it often refers to collective entities such as the sons of Israel, the nations, or other defined male groups within covenantal and narrative contexts.
Morphological NotesPreposition ל (lamed, "to/for") + 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix; HR/Sp3mp. Functions as an indirect object, marker of direction, possession, or advantage.
Rendering RationaleThe form consists of the preposition ל ("to/for") prefixed to the third-person masculine plural pronominal suffix הם ("them"). The rendering preserves the directional sense of ל and explicitly reflects the masculine plural person and number indicated by Sp3mp.

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

Words from Root הם (third-person reference, they, them (masculine plural))

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)
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)
H1992-17 vhm and they themselves