Exodus 23:21:1Exod.23.21.W1TAB
הִשָּׁ֧מֶר
hishshamer
“beware”
- Transliteration
- hish-sha-MER
- Extended
- hish-shah-MEHR
- IPA
- /hiʃ.ʃaˈmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- beware
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hish-sha-MER
- phraseyour reading level
hish-sha-MER mi-pa-NAV
- clause
hish-sha-MER mi-pa-NAV oo-she-MA beh-ko-LO ahl-ta-MER BO
- sentence
hish-sha-MER mi-pa-NAV oo-she-MA beh-ko-LO ahl-ta-MER BO KI LO yis-SA le-fish-a-KHEM KI she-MI beh-kir-BO
Exegesis
hishamer {הִשָּׁמֶר | hiššāmer} ‘watch yourself’ introduces a Niphal imperative direct warning.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–resh
“to keep, guard”
In context — Exodus 23:21
Be attentive to him and listen to his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not bear your rebellion, because My Name is within him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 23:21, so the Hebrew word הִשָּׁ֧מֶר (hishshamer) 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.23.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.21.W1.S1) and character.