־ם

See also: ־ים‎, ם‎, מ־‎, מ‎, מ׳‎, and Appendix:Variations of "m"

Hebrew

Pronoun

־ם • (-m) m (feminine ־ן‎)

1. them: indicates the direct object of a verb.
   • antiquity, Joshua 22:7:

     וְלַחֲצִי ׀ שֵׁבֶט הַמְנַשֶּׁה נָתַן מֹשֶׁה בַּבָּשָׁן וּלְחֶצְיֹו נָתַן יְהֹושֻׁעַ עִם־אֲחֵיהֶם מֵעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן יָמָּה וְגַם כִּי שִׁלְּחָם יְהֹושֻׁעַ אֶל־אָהֳלֵיהֶם וַיְבָרֲכֵם׃‎

     v'lakhatzí shévet ham'nashé natán moshé babashán ul'khetzió natán y'hoshúa im-akheihém meiéver hayardén yáma v'gam ki shilkhám y'hoshúa el-aholeihém vay'varakhém.

     Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,

2. them: indicates the object of a preposition.
3. them: indicates the possessor of a noun in the construct state.
   • p. 597 B.C.E., Ezekiel 1:26:

     וּמִמַּעַל לָרָקִיעַ אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשָׁם כְּמַרְאֵה אֶבֶן־סַפִּיר דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא וְעַל דְּמוּת הַכִּסֵּא דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה אָדָם עָלָיו מִלְמָעְלָה׃‎

     umimáal larakía ashér al-roshám k'mar'é even-safír d'mút kisé v'al d'mút hakisé d'mut k'mar'é adám aláv mil'má'la.

     And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

Usage notes

• (direct object): The vocalization of this suffix depends on the form of the verb. See Appendix:Hebrew verbs#Suffixed object pronouns.