1 Samuel 17:22:61 Sam.17.22.W6TAB
שׁוֹמֵ֣ר
shomer
“keeper”
- Transliteration
- sho-MER
- Extended
- shoh-MEER
- IPA
- /ʃoːˈmeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- keeper
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sho-MER
- phraseyour reading level
sho-MER ha-ke-LIM
- clause
va-yit-TOSH da-VID et-ha-ke-LIM me-a-LAV al-YAD sho-MER ha-ke-LIM va-ya-RATS ha-ma-a-ra-KHA
- sentence
va-yit-TOSH da-VID et-ha-ke-LIM me-a-LAV al-YAD sho-MER ha-ke-LIM va-ya-RATS ha-ma-a-ra-KHA va-ya-VO va-yish-AL le-e-KHAV le-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The participle shomer {שׁוֹמֵר | šō•mēr} ‘keeper’ denotes the temporary guardian of the equipment.
Root and etymology
š-m-rshin–mem–resh
“to guard”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:22
And David left the belongings with the keeper of the baggage, ran to the battle line, and came to greet his brothers and ask about their well-being .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:22, so the Hebrew word שׁוֹמֵ֣ר (shomer) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.17.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.22.W6.S1) and character.