הֵ֔ם

𐤄𐤌

hem

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

Numbers 3:21 · Word #7

Lexicon H1992

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

Morphology HPp3mp 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 H1992-04

they themselves

Rootהם (h-m)
Core Meaningsthird-person reference, identity, distinction, emphasis (masculine plural)
Semantic Rangethey, them, those, these, the same ones; often used for emphasis, contrast, or clarification of subject; occasionally functions in verbless clauses as a copular subject.
Conceptual Significanceהֵם serves to mark clear group identity and distinction in biblical discourse, often highlighting covenant participants, nations, or contrasted parties. Its emphatic use can underscore responsibility, privilege, or judgment resting specifically upon "them."
Morphological NotesIndependent personal pronoun; third person masculine plural; emphatic form (often contrasted with the feminine הֵנָּה or longer form הֵמָּה).
Rendering RationaleThe form הֵם is a third-person masculine plural independent pronoun (HPp3mp), used in emphatic contexts. Rendering it as "they themselves" preserves both the masculine plural reference and the emphatic force that distinguishes or highlights the subjects.

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

Words from Root הם (third-person reference, identity, distinction, emphasis (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)
H1992-05 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)
H1992-17 vhm and they themselves

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