Usually translated as
they, these, who, them, those, which, same, it, like, such, whom, withal, ye, many, so, their
Occurrences
Hêm occurs 517 times in 480 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (14), Exodus (20), Leviticus (17), Numbers (22), Deuteronomy (19), Joshua (10), Judges (22), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (20), 2 Samuel (7), 1 Kings (21), 2 Kings (38), 1 Chronicles (20), 2 Chronicles (16), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (17), Esther (4), Job (4), Psalms (26), Proverbs (7), Ecclesiastes (5), Song of Songs (2), Isaiah (19), Jeremiah (58), Lamentations (2), Ezekiel (55), Daniel (2), Hosea (13), Joel (2), Micah (1), Nahum (1), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (2), Zechariah (10), Malachi (1)
- Genesis 3:7 — And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they (הֵ֑ם) were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
- Genesis 6:4 — There were giants in the earth in those (הָהֵם֒) days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
- Genesis 6:4 — There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same (הֵ֧מָּה) became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
- Genesis 7:14 — They (הֵ֜מָּה), and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
- Genesis 14:13 — And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these (וְהֵ֖ם) were confederate with Abram.
- Genesis 14:24 — Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them (הֵ֖ם) take their portion.
- Genesis 34:22 — Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they (הֵ֥ם) are circumcised.
- Genesis 37:16 — And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they (הֵ֥ם) feed their flocks.
- Genesis 42:8 — And Joseph knew his brethren, but they (וְהֵ֖ם) knew not him.
- Genesis 42:23 — And they (וְהֵם֙) knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
- Genesis 42:35 — And it came to pass as they (הֵ֚ם) emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
- Genesis 42:35 — And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they (הֵ֥מָּה) and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
- Genesis 44:3 — As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they (הֵ֖מָּה) and their asses.
- Genesis 44:4 — And when they (הֵ֠ם) were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
- Genesis 47:14 — And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they (הֵ֣ם) bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
- Genesis 48:9 — And Joseph said unto his father, They (הֵ֔ם) are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
- Exodus 2:11 — And it came to pass in those (הָהֵ֗ם) days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
- Exodus 2:23 — And it came to pass in process of time (הָהֵ֗ם), that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
- Exodus 5:7 — Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them (הֵ֚ם) go and gather straw for themselves.
- Exodus 5:8 — And the tale of the bricks, which they (הֵם֩) did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
- Exodus 5:8 — And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they (הֵ֔ם) be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
- Exodus 5:8 — And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they (הֵ֤ם) cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
- Exodus 6:27 — These (הֵ֗ם) are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.
- Exodus 7:11 — Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they (הֵ֜ם) also did in like manner with their enchantments.
- Exodus 8:21 — Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they (הֵ֥ם) are.
- Exodus 14:3 — For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They (הֵ֖ם) are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
- Exodus 15:23 — And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they (הֵ֑ם) were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
- Exodus 18:22 — And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they (הֵ֑ם) shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
- Exodus 18:26 — And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves (הֵֽם).
- Exodus 19:13 — There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they (הֵ֖מָּה) shall come up to the mount.
- Exodus 24:2 — And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they (וְהֵ֖ם) shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
- Exodus 28:5 — And they (וְהֵם֙) shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
- Exodus 29:33 — And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they (הֵֽם) are holy.
- Exodus 30:4 — And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.
- Exodus 32:15 — And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they (הֵ֥ם) written.
- Exodus 36:1 — Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.
- Exodus 36:3 — And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they (וְ֠הֵם) brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
- Exodus 36:4 — And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they (הֵ֥מָּה) made;
- Leviticus 8:28 — And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they (הֵם֙) were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- Leviticus 11:8 — Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they (הֵ֖ם) are unclean to you.
- Leviticus 11:10 — And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they (הֵ֖ם) shall be an abomination unto you:
- Leviticus 11:13 — And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they (הֵ֑ם) are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
- Leviticus 11:27 — And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those (הֵ֖ם) are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 11:28 — And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they (הֵ֖מָּה) are unclean unto you.
- Leviticus 11:35 — And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they (הֵ֑ם) are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
- Leviticus 11:42 — Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they (הֵֽם) are an abomination.
- Leviticus 16:4 — He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these (הֵ֔ם) are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
- Leviticus 17:5 — To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they (הֵ֣ם) offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
- Leviticus 17:7 — And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they (הֵ֥ם) have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
- Leviticus 21:6 — They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they (הֵ֥ם) do offer: therefore they shall be holy.