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# em

«em» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A spoken short form of "them", often written 'em** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

pronoun (informal spoken form of "them"); interjection (em = um); noun (em, a printing measure)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (slang, informal) A spoken short form of "them", often written 'em. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/#m1)

2) (UK, Ireland) A sound people make when they pause or are unsure, like "um" or "erm". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/#m2)

3) (printing) A unit of width equal to the size of the type; an em dash is a long dash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In real speech and stories: "Give 'em here!" or "Em, I'm not sure". Shows casual talk or hesitation. In maths lessons it can appear in self-corrections: "em, no, it's 12". Phrases: get 'em, let 'em go, em dash.

### examples

- However, this is grammatically peculiar, as immot is usually only the construct plural of אֵם em 'mother', whose absolute plural is rather אִמָּהוֹת immahot. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/#x1)
- Pick 'em up and put 'em away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/#x2)
- "What's the answer?" "Em... I think it's 24." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/#x3)
- Let 'em play outside for a bit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/#x4)
- I've got two sweets left, do you want 'em? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/#x5)
- Em, sorry, I forgot my homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/#x6)
- Use an em dash — like this — to add an aside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/#x7)
- “Not one of 'em,” says she. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/#x8)

### note

Do not use "'em" in formal writing; write "them". "Em" as a pause sound has no meaning; ignore it when reading a maths problem. Not to be confused with "M" the letter.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «em» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/em/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.