2 Chronicles 19:7:52 Chr.19.7.W5TAB
שִׁמְר֣וּ
shimru
“keep watch or take heed”
- Transliteration
- shim-RU
- Extended
- shihm-ROO
- IPA
- /ʃimˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- keep watch or take heed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shim-RU
- phraseyour reading level
shim-RU va-a-SU
- clause
shim-RU va-a-SU ki-EN im-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu a-VA-la u-mas-SO fa-NIM u-mik-KAKH-SHO-khad
- sentence
ve-a-TA ye-HI PA-khad-ye-ho-VAH a-LE-khem shim-RU va-a-SU ki-EN im-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu a-VA-la u-mas-SO fa-NIM u-mik-KAKH-SHO-khad
Exegesis
The imperatives shimru {שִׁמְרוּ | šimrû} and va-asu {וַעֲשׂ֔וּ | wa-ʿăśû} create a parallel structure urging obedience in both preservation and action.
Root and etymology
š-m-rshin–mem–resh
“to keep, guard”
In context — 2 Chronicles 19:7
Now then, let the fear of the LORD rest on you. Be careful and act, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice, no partiality, and no taking of bribes.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 19:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 19:7, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְר֣וּ (shimru) 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 2 Chr.19.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.19.7.W5.S1) and character.