וְ֝/הֵ֗ם

𐤅/𐤄𐤌

vehem

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

Proverbs 18:8 · Word #4

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 H1992-14

and they themselves

Rootהם (h-m)
Core Meaningsthird-person reference, plurality, distinction, emphasis
Semantic Rangethey, them, those (masculine plural); often with emphatic or contrastive nuance such as "they themselves" or "as for them."
Conceptual SignificanceThis pronoun frequently marks distinction between groups—Israel and the nations, the righteous and the wicked, or one party over against another—thereby reinforcing covenant identity, responsibility, or contrast within the narrative and prophetic discourse.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + independent personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural (Pp3mp). Used in emphatic or contrastive constructions rather than as a simple suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe form consists of the conjunction וְ ("and") attached to the independent personal pronoun הֵם, third person masculine plural. The rendering "and they themselves" preserves the masculine plural reference and reflects the emphatic force often carried by this independent pronoun in contrastive or highlighting contexts.

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

Words from Root הם (third-person reference, plurality, distinction, 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
H1992-15 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