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
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-SHA-ar
- phraseyour reading level
be-SHA-ar be-NE-eem ha-AM
- 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
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.