Deuteronomy 14:27:2Deut.14.27.W2TAB
אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ
asherbisharekha
“who is within your gates”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-beesh-ah-REH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔaʃeːr.biʃʃaːˈʁeːxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- who is within your gates
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-LE-vi a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha
- clause
ve-ha-LE-vi a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha LO ta-az-VE-nu
- sentence
ve-ha-LE-vi a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha LO ta-az-VE-nu KI EIN LO CHE-lek ve-na-cha-LA im-MAKH
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by asher-bishareikha {אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ | ʾă-šer bi-šā-rê-kha} ‘who is in your gates’ specifies the Levite’s residence in Israelite settlements.
Root and etymology
שׁ־ע־ר
“gate, entrance”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:27
And the Levite who is in your gates, you must not neglect him, because he has no portion or inheritance with you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 14:27, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ (asherbisharekha) 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 Deut.14.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.27.W2.S1) and character.