Exodus 22:7:6Exod.22.7.W6TABWLC Exodus 22:6
לִשְׁמֹ֔ר
lishmor
“to keep”
- Transliteration
- lish-MOR
- Extended
- lih-SHOHR
- IPA
- /liʃˈmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to keep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lish-MOR
- clause
ki-yi-TEN ISH el-re-E-hu KE-sef o-khe-LIM lish-MOR ve-gun-NAV mib-BEIT ha-ISH
- sentence
ki-yi-TEN ISH el-re-E-hu KE-sef o-khe-LIM lish-MOR ve-gun-NAV mib-BEIT ha-ISH im-yi-ma-TSE ha-gan-NAV ye-shal-LEM she-na-YIM
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yitten {יִתֵּן | yittên} conveys a general act of entrustment, with lishmor {לִשְׁמֹר | lišmôr} functioning as an infinitive of purpose ‘to keep.’
In context — Exodus 22:7
If a man gives silver or goods to keep to his neighbor, and they are stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 22:7, so the Hebrew word לִשְׁמֹ֔ר (lishmor) 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.22.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.7.W6.S1) and character.