הֵמָּה hemmah

Hebrew word for “they(masc.)” · Strong’s H1992 · used 552 times in 513 verses

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Meaning

they, these, the same, who

How it is translated

Glosses given for hemmah in context, with how often each is used:

• they 485
• those 58
• will they 2
• were 2
• them 2
• broken down 1
• who they 1
• masc 1

Where it is used

Also in 22 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 11 (8), Ezekiel 27 (8), Judges 18 (6), 1 Chronicles 9 (6), Jeremiah 27 (6), Ezekiel 3 (6), Ezekiel 44 (6), Numbers 3 (5), 1 Samuel 9 (5), Numbers 18 (4)

Forms

• המה 218
• הם 174
• והמה 53
• ההם 46
• והם 44
• ההמה 12
• שׁהם 3
• הם פרוצים 1
• הׄמׄהׄ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hemmah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• הֶם hem “them” 67
• דָּבָר davar “word” 65
• יֶתֶר yeter “remainder” 31
• כָּתַב katav “to write” 35
• סֵפֶר sepher “scroll” 31
• אֱנוֹשׁ enosh “human” 36
• גַּם gam “also” 38
• יְהוּדָה yehudah “Judah” 39
• יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 39
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 40
• אָב av “father” 35
• אֵת et “with” 31

Key verses

The verses using hemmah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 2:23 — And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry…
• Isaiah 1:2 — Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
• Isaiah 35:2 — It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they…
• Isaiah 44:9 — They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know;…
• Isaiah 56:11 — Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain,…
• Isaiah 63:10 — But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
• Jeremiah 4:22 — For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they…
• Jeremiah 31:32 — Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant…
• Jeremiah 31:33 — But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write…
• Jeremiah 50:4 — In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go,…
• Ezekiel 2:6 — And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be…
• Ezekiel 33:31 — And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.