Jeremiah 17:19:6Jer.17.19.W6TAB

בְּשַׁ֣עַר

beshaar

in the gate of

Transliteration
be-SHA-ar
Extended
beh-SHAH-ahr
IPA
/bəˈʃa.ʕar/

Meaning by language

English
in the gate of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + שַׁ֣ + עַר
be + sha + ar
beshaar

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-SHA-ar

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-SHA-ar be-NE-eem ha-AM

  3. clause

    ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-a-mad-TA be-SHA-ar be-NE-eem ha-AM a-SHER ya-VO-u VO mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ye-tsE-U VO

  4. sentence

    ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-a-mad-TA be-SHA-ar be-NE-eem ha-AM a-SHER ya-VO-u VO mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ye-tsE-U VO u-ve-KHOL sha-a-REI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim

Exegesis

The locative phrase beshar beneihaam {בְּשַׁעַר בְּנֵי־הָעָם | bə-ša-‘ar bə-nê hā-‘am} ‘in the gate of the children of the people’ designates the initial position.

Root and etymology

ש־ע־ר

gate

In contextJeremiah 17:19

Thus the LORD said to me, “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, the one by which the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 17:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 17:19, so the Hebrew word בְּשַׁ֣עַר (beshaar) 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.17.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.19.W6.S1) and character.