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הֵ֚מָּה הַיֹּ֣וצְרִ֔ים וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י נְטָעִ֖ים וּגְדֵרָ֑ה עִם־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ בִּמְלַאכְתֹּ֖ו יָ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃  (1 Chronicles 4:23) These were the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; they dwelt there with the king in his work. 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.”… Learn Hebrew