The Hebrew pronoun hen is the third person feminine plural personal pronoun, meaning "they" or "them" when referring to feminine subjects. It is the feminine counterpart to hem/hemah (they, masculine). Hebrew grammar uses grammatical gender consistently, and hen refers to feminine-gendered nouns and groups.
While hen is primarily a grammatical function word, its theological contexts are rich. It occurs in descriptions of the daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 27), the women of Israel's community, and the nations. Its use in Genesis highlights the relational and communal nature of Hebrew thought — people are always situated within networks of relationship. The feminine plural also appears in wisdom contexts, as Wisdom herself (a feminine noun) is spoken of with this pronoun.