Exodus 21:29:10Exod.21.29.W10TAB
יִשְׁמְרֶ֔נּוּ
yishmerennoo
“keep it in”
- Transliteration
- yish-me-REN-noo
- Extended
- yihsh-meh-REN-noo
- IPA
- /jiʃ.mə.ˈrɛn.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- keep it in
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yish-me-REN-noo
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO yish-me-REN-noo
- clause
ve-IM SHOR na-GAKH HU mit-te-MOL shil-SHOM ve-hoo-AD biv-a-LAV ve-LO yish-me-REN-noo ve-he-MIT ISH O ish-SHA
- sentence
ve-IM SHOR na-GAKH HU mit-te-MOL shil-SHOM ve-hoo-AD biv-a-LAV ve-LO yish-me-REN-noo ve-he-MIT ISH O ish-SHA ha-SHOR yis-sa-KEL ve-gam-be-a-LAV yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The negative imperfect wə-lō yišmərənnû {וְלֹא יִשְׁמְרֶנּוּ | wə-lō yiš-mə-rən-nû} marks owner negligence.
In context — Exodus 21:29
But if the bull is a goring animal , and it has been testified to its owners , and they have not kept it guarded, and it kills a man or a woman, the bull shall be stoned, and its owner shall be put to death.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 21:29, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁמְרֶ֔נּוּ (yishmerennoo) 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.21.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.29.W10.S1) and character.