Midvash

הֵםhêm

they, In usage not different in genl.

Pronunciation: haym · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1992

Meanings

from הוּא, הִיא (which see, under the corresponding headings, for fuller explanations), thus

1.

a. them (Genesis 6:4; Exodus 5:7; Numbers 31:16)

c. themselves (Exodus 18:22; Exodus 18:26; Jeremiah 15:19)

2. loathesome (Job 6:7)

3.

a. they (Genesis 3:7; Exodus 5:8; Exodus 14:3)

4.

a. they (Proverbs 30:24; Proverbs 30:29; Proverbs 30:15)

b. literally (Genesis 21:29; Zechariah 1:9; Zechariah 4:5)

6.

a. In a neuter sense (Job 6:7; Jeremiah 7:4; Leviticus 5:22)

7. With article (Genesis 6:4; Exodus 2:11; Numbers 14:38)

8. With prepositions

b. the like of themselves (2 Samuel 24:3; 1 Chronicles 21:3; Deuteronomy 1:11)

d. therefore (Genesis 19:29; Genesis 30:26; Genesis 30:37)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 552 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 3:7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
  • Genesis 6:4 In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.
  • Genesis 7:14 With them in the boat were pairs of every kind of animal—domestic and wild, large and small—along with birds of every kind.
  • Genesis 14:13 But one of Lot’s men escaped and reported everything to Abram the Hebrew, who was living near the oak grove belonging to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his relatives, Eshcol and Aner, were Abram’s allies.
  • Genesis 14:24 I will accept only what my young warriors have already eaten, and I request that you give a fair share of the goods to my allies—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre.”
  • Genesis 25:16 These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.
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