Jeremiah 15:7:3Jer.15.7.W3TAB
בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣י
beshaare
“in the gates of”
- Transliteration
- be-sha-a-RE
- Extended
- beh-shah-ah-REE
- IPA
- /bəʃaʕăˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the gates of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-sha-a-RE
- phraseyour reading level
be-sha-a-RE ha-A-rets
- clause
va-ez-REM be-miz-RE be-sha-a-RE ha-A-rets
- sentence
va-ez-REM be-miz-RE be-sha-a-RE ha-A-rets shi-KAL-te i-BAD-te et-A-MI mid-dar-khe-HEM lo-SHA-VU
Exegesis
The instrumental phrase b'mizreh {בְּמִזְרֶה | bə-miz-reh} ‘with a winnowing fork’ and the locative construct b'sha'arei ha'aretz {בְּשַׁעֲרֵי הָאָרֶץ | bə-ša-ʿă-rê hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘at the gates of the land’ specify the means and place of separation.
In context — Jeremiah 15:7
And I winnowed them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land; I have bereaved and destroyed my people from their ways. They did not return.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 15:7, so the Hebrew word בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣י (beshaare) 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 Jer.15.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.7.W3.S1) and character.