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1 Chronicles 4:23 הֵ֚מָּה הַיֹּ֣וצְרִ֔ים וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י נְטָעִ֖ים וּגְדֵרָ֑ה עִם־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ בִּמְלַאכְתֹּ֖ו יָ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃ ס Subject Pronoun and Identity: הֵ֚מָּה הֵמָּה (“they”) is a third-person plural independent pronoun, often used to emphasize the subject. Here, it introduces a descriptive summary of a specific group of people, identifying them with vocational and geographical associations. Participles in Apposition: הַיֹּ֣וצְרִ֔ים וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י הַיֹּ֣וצְרִים is a Qal participle masculine plural from the root י־צ־ר (“to form, shape”), meaning “the potters.” Participles in Hebrew function adjectivally and nominally. The following phrase וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י נְטָעִים וּגְדֵרָ֑ה adds further description: יֹשְׁבֵי is the Qal participle mp construct from י־שׁ־ב (“to dwell”), modifying the compound noun phrase “inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah.”… Learn Hebrew