2 Kings 22:4:122 Kgs.22.4.W12TAB
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shomere
“keepers of”
- Transliteration
- sho-me-RE
- Extended
- shoh-meh-REE
- IPA
- /ʃom.reːˈʔeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- keepers of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sho-me-RE
- phraseyour reading level
sho-me-RE ha-SAF
- clause
a-SHER as-FU sho-me-RE ha-SAF me-ET ha-AM
- sentence
a-LE el-khil-ki-YA-hu ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL ve-ya-TEM et-ha-KE-sef ha-mu-VA BET ye-ho-VAH a-SHER as-FU sho-me-RE ha-SAF me-ET ha-AM
Exegesis
The relative clause asher asfu shomrei ha-saf {אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָסְפ֛וּ שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּ֖ף | ʾă-šer ʾas-fū šō-mrê ha-saf} precisely defines the source of the silver. English renders the VSO word order as SVO to clarify the relationship between divine command and priestly administration.
Root and etymology
š-m-r
“to guard”
In context — 2 Kings 22:4
Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and let him tally the silver that has been brought into the house of the LORD , which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 22:4, so the Hebrew word שֹׁמְרֵ֥י (shomere) 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 Kgs.22.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.4.W12.S1) and character.