Isaiah 21:12:2Isa.21.12.W2TAB
שֹׁמֵ֔ר
shomer
“a watchman or one keeping guard”
- Transliteration
- sho-MER
- Extended
- shoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /ʃoːˈmeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a watchman or one keeping guard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sho-MER
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAR sho-MER
- clause
a-MAR sho-MER a-TA VO-ker ve-gam-LAI-la
- sentence
a-MAR sho-MER a-TA VO-ker ve-gam-LAI-la im-tib-a-YUN be-a-YU shu-VU e-TA-yu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb amar {אָמַ֣ר | ʾāmar} ‘he said’ introducing direct speech, followed by the subject participle shomer {שֹׁמֵ֔ר | šōmēr} identifying the sentinel speaker.
Root and etymology
š-m-rshin–mem–resh
“to keep watch”
In context — Isaiah 21:12
The watchman said, "Morning is coming, and also night; if you will inquire, inquire; return; come."
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 21:12, so the Hebrew word שֹׁמֵ֔ר (shomer) 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 Isa.21.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.12.W2.S1) and character.