Exodus 16:34:9Exod.16.34.W9TAB
לְמִשְׁמָֽרֶת׃
lemishmaret
“for safekeeping”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-ma-RET
- Extended
- leh-mihsh-mah-RET
- IPA
- /lə.miʃ.maː.ˈrɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for safekeeping
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mish-ma-RET
- clause
va-yan-ni-KHE-hu a-ha-RON lif-NEI ha-e-DOOT le-mish-ma-RET
- sentence
ka-a-SHER tsiv-VAH Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH va-yan-ni-KHE-hu a-ha-RON lif-NEI ha-e-DOOT le-mish-ma-RET
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lifnei ha’edut {לִפְנֵי הָעֵדֻת | lif-nê hā-ʿē-ḏuṯ} locates the object before the covenant tablets, and the infinitive lemishmeret {לְמִשְׁמָֽרֶת | lə-miš-mā-ret} expresses purpose, rendered formally as “for preservation” and dynamically as “so that it would be kept safe,” highlighting the ongoing safekeeping role of the sanctuary.
Root and etymology
ש–מ–ר
“to keep, guard, watch”
In context — Exodus 16:34
Just as the LORD commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the testimony for preservation.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:34:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 16:34, so the Hebrew word לְמִשְׁמָֽרֶת׃ (lemishmaret) 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 Exod.16.34.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.34.W9.S1) and character.