Hebrew word study

הֵםhêm — they (only used when emphatic)

Pronounced “haym”

they (only used when emphatic)

Translated in the King James as: it, like, (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, so, such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.

Appears 526 times in Scripture

Origin: or (prolonged) הֵמָּה; masculine plural from H1981 (הֲלַךְ);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 22×

Genesis 3:7 Genesis 6:4 Genesis 7:14 Genesis 14:13 Genesis 14:24 Genesis 25:16 Genesis 34:21 Genesis 34:22 Genesis 34:23 Genesis 37:16 Genesis 40:12 Genesis 40:18 Genesis 42:8 Genesis 42:23 Genesis 42:35 Genesis 44:3 Genesis 44:4 Genesis 47:14 Genesis 48:5 Genesis 48:9+ 2 more in Genesis

Exodus — 19×

Exodus 2:11 Exodus 2:23 Exodus 5:7 Exodus 5:8 Exodus 7:11 Exodus 8:21 Exodus 14:3 Exodus 15:23 Exodus 18:22 Exodus 18:26 Exodus 19:13 Exodus 24:2 Exodus 28:5 Exodus 29:33 Exodus 32:16 Exodus 36:3 Exodus 38:17+ 2 more in Exodus

Leviticus — 18×

Leviticus 8:28 Leviticus 11:8 Leviticus 11:10 Leviticus 11:13 Leviticus 11:26 Leviticus 11:27 Leviticus 11:28 Leviticus 11:35 Leviticus 11:42 Leviticus 16:4 Leviticus 17:5 Leviticus 17:7 Leviticus 21:6 Leviticus 22:11 Leviticus 23:2 Leviticus 25:42 Leviticus 25:55 Leviticus 26:43

Numbers — 30×

Numbers 1:16 Numbers 1:50 Numbers 3:9 Numbers 3:20 Numbers 3:21 Numbers 3:27 Numbers 3:33 Numbers 4:22 Numbers 7:2 Numbers 8:16 Numbers 9:7 Numbers 11:16 Numbers 11:26 Numbers 14:9 Numbers 14:27 Numbers 14:38 Numbers 15:25 Numbers 16:14 Numbers 16:16 Numbers 16:33 Numbers 18:3 Numbers 18:17 Numbers 18:21 Numbers 18:23 Numbers 20:13+ 5 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 21×

Deuteronomy 1:39 Deuteronomy 2:11 Deuteronomy 3:20 Deuteronomy 4:10 Deuteronomy 9:29 Deuteronomy 11:30 Deuteronomy 14:7 Deuteronomy 17:9 Deuteronomy 18:9 Deuteronomy 19:17 Deuteronomy 26:3 Deuteronomy 28:65 Deuteronomy 29:3 Deuteronomy 29:18 Deuteronomy 32:20 Deuteronomy 32:21 Deuteronomy 32:28 Deuteronomy 33:3 Deuteronomy 33:17+ 2 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 12×

Joshua 1:15 Joshua 2:4 Joshua 2:8 Joshua 7:3 Joshua 9:4 Joshua 9:16 Joshua 10:5 Joshua 10:11 Joshua 11:4 Joshua 20:6 Joshua 23:12+ 1 more in Joshua

Judges — 23×

Judges 1:22 Judges 6:5 Judges 8:5 Judges 8:19 Judges 8:24 Judges 10:14 Judges 17:6 Judges 18:1 Judges 18:3 Judges 18:7 Judges 18:22 Judges 18:26 Judges 18:27 Judges 19:1 Judges 19:11 Judges 19:22 Judges 20:27 Judges 20:28 Judges 20:32 Judges 20:34 Judges 21:25+ 2 more in Judges

Ruth — 1×

Ruth 1:22

1 Samuel — 21×

1 Sam 3:1 1 Sam 4:8 1 Sam 8:8 1 Sam 9:5 1 Sam 9:11 1 Sam 9:14 1 Sam 9:22 1 Sam 9:27 1 Sam 10:5 1 Sam 12:21 1 Sam 14:15 1 Sam 14:22 1 Sam 17:19 1 Sam 19:21 1 Sam 23:1 1 Sam 25:11 1 Sam 26:19 1 Sam 28:1 1 Sam 29:4+ 2 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 9×

2 Sam 2:24 2 Sam 13:30 2 Sam 16:23 2 Sam 17:8 2 Sam 17:17 2 Sam 20:8 2 Sam 21:2 2 Sam 21:9+ 1 more in 2 Samuel

1 Kings — 23×

1 Ki 1:41 1 Ki 3:2 1 Ki 8:40 1 Ki 8:51 1 Ki 9:20 1 Ki 9:22 1 Ki 10:25 1 Ki 11:41 1 Ki 13:20 1 Ki 14:23 1 Ki 14:29 1 Ki 15:7 1 Ki 15:23 1 Ki 15:31 1 Ki 16:5 1 Ki 16:14 1 Ki 16:20 1 Ki 16:27 1 Ki 20:3 1 Ki 20:31 1 Ki 22:32 1 Ki 22:39 1 Ki 22:45

2 Kings — 37×

2 Ki 1:18 2 Ki 2:11 2 Ki 4:5 2 Ki 4:40 2 Ki 7:10 2 Ki 8:23 2 Ki 9:18 2 Ki 10:32 2 Ki 10:34 2 Ki 12:5 2 Ki 12:15 2 Ki 12:19 2 Ki 13:8 2 Ki 13:12 2 Ki 13:21 2 Ki 14:15 2 Ki 14:18 2 Ki 14:28 2 Ki 15:6 2 Ki 15:21 2 Ki 15:36 2 Ki 15:37 2 Ki 16:19 2 Ki 17:29 2 Ki 17:34+ 12 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 23×

1 Chr 1:31 1 Chr 2:55 1 Chr 4:23 1 Chr 8:6 1 Chr 8:13 1 Chr 8:32 1 Chr 9:18 1 Chr 9:22 1 Chr 9:23 1 Chr 9:26 1 Chr 9:27 1 Chr 9:38 1 Chr 12:1 1 Chr 12:15 1 Chr 12:21 1 Chr 19:15 1 Chr 23:27 1 Chr 24:31 1 Chr 26:6 1 Chr 26:8+ 3 more in 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles — 17×

2 Chr 3:13 2 Chr 6:31 2 Chr 8:7 2 Chr 8:9 2 Chr 8:11 2 Chr 9:24 2 Chr 9:29 2 Chr 12:15 2 Chr 15:5 2 Chr 18:31 2 Chr 20:11 2 Chr 22:4 2 Chr 23:6 2 Chr 28:23 2 Chr 32:24 2 Chr 34:16+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles

Ezra — 1×

Ezra 2:59

Nehemiah — 17×

Nehemiah 1:10 Nehemiah 3:1 Nehemiah 3:3 Nehemiah 3:6 Nehemiah 3:13 Nehemiah 4:2 Nehemiah 4:3 Nehemiah 6:2 Nehemiah 6:17 Nehemiah 7:3 Nehemiah 7:61 Nehemiah 9:16 Nehemiah 9:29 Nehemiah 9:35 Nehemiah 10:37 Nehemiah 13:15 Nehemiah 13:23

Esther — 4×

Esther 1:2 Esther 2:21 Esther 9:1 Esther 10:2

Job — 4×

Job 6:7 Job 8:10 Job 24:13 Job 32:4

Psalms — 27×

Psalms 9:6 Psalms 9:20 Psalms 16:3 Psalms 20:8 Psalms 22:17 Psalms 23:4 Psalms 25:6 Psalms 37:9 Psalms 38:10 Psalms 43:3 Psalms 48:5 Psalms 55:21 Psalms 56:6 Psalms 59:15 Psalms 62:9 Psalms 63:9 Psalms 78:39 Psalms 88:5 Psalms 94:11 Psalms 95:10 Psalms 102:26 Psalms 106:43 Psalms 107:24 Psalms 109:28 Psalms 119:111+ 2 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 10×

Proverbs 1:9 Proverbs 1:18 Proverbs 4:22 Proverbs 18:8 Proverbs 19:7 Proverbs 26:22 Proverbs 30:18 Proverbs 30:24 Proverbs 30:29+ 1 more in Proverbs

Ecclesiastes — 5×

Eccles 1:7 Eccles 3:18 Eccles 4:2 Eccles 7:29+ 1 more in Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon — 2×

Song 6:5 Song 6:8

Isaiah — 21×

Isaiah 1:2 Isaiah 9:21 Isaiah 24:14 Isaiah 30:7 Isaiah 35:2 Isaiah 37:19 Isaiah 37:38 Isaiah 38:1 Isaiah 44:9 Isaiah 44:11 Isaiah 49:21 Isaiah 56:11 Isaiah 57:6 Isaiah 61:9 Isaiah 63:8 Isaiah 63:10 Isaiah 65:23 Isaiah 65:24 Isaiah 66:3 Isaiah 66:5+ 1 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 65×

Jeremiah 2:11 Jeremiah 2:26 Jeremiah 3:16 Jeremiah 3:18 Jeremiah 4:22 Jeremiah 5:4 Jeremiah 5:5 Jeremiah 5:10 Jeremiah 5:18 Jeremiah 6:28 Jeremiah 7:4 Jeremiah 7:17 Jeremiah 7:19 Jeremiah 9:16 Jeremiah 10:5 Jeremiah 10:15 Jeremiah 11:10 Jeremiah 11:12 Jeremiah 12:6 Jeremiah 14:14 Jeremiah 14:15 Jeremiah 14:16 Jeremiah 15:19 Jeremiah 16:20 Jeremiah 17:15+ 40 more in Jeremiah

Lamentations — 2×

Lam 1:19 Lam 4:9

Ezekiel — 59×

Ezekiel 2:3 Ezekiel 2:5 Ezekiel 2:6 Ezekiel 2:7 Ezekiel 3:6 Ezekiel 3:7 Ezekiel 3:9 Ezekiel 3:15 Ezekiel 3:26 Ezekiel 3:27 Ezekiel 8:9 Ezekiel 8:13 Ezekiel 8:16 Ezekiel 10:20 Ezekiel 10:22 Ezekiel 11:7 Ezekiel 12:2 Ezekiel 12:3 Ezekiel 12:10 Ezekiel 14:16 Ezekiel 14:18 Ezekiel 20:9 Ezekiel 20:49 Ezekiel 23:8 Ezekiel 23:10+ 34 more in Ezekiel

Daniel — 2×

Daniel 10:2 Daniel 11:14

Hosea — 12×

Hosea 2:4 Hosea 2:21 Hosea 2:22 Hosea 3:1 Hosea 4:14 Hosea 6:7 Hosea 7:13 Hosea 8:4 Hosea 8:9 Hosea 8:13 Hosea 9:10 Hosea 13:2

Joel — 2×

Micah — 1×

Nahum — 1×

Zephaniah — 2×

Zechariah — 12×

Zech 1:5 Zech 1:9 Zech 1:15 Zech 3:8 Zech 4:5 Zech 4:10 Zech 5:10 Zech 8:6 Zech 8:10 Zech 8:23 Zech 14:3 Zech 14:15

Malachi — 1×

Malachi 1:4

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