Jeremiah 17:20:12Jer.17.20.W12TAB
בַּשְּׁעָרִ֥ים
bashearim
“through the gates”
- Transliteration
- ba-she-a-RIM
- Extended
- bah-sheh-ah-RIHM
- IPA
- /baʃ.ʃəʕɑːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- through the gates
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-she-a-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-she-a-RIM ha-E-le
- clause
ha-ba-IM ba-she-a-RIM ha-E-le
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM shim-E-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL yo-she-VEI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ha-ba-IM ba-she-a-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The participle habbaʾim {הַבָּאִים | hab-bā-ʾîm} ‘those who enter’ combined with the prepositional phrase bashshaʿarim haʾeleh {בַּשְּׁעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה | baš-šə-ʿā-rîm hā-ʾêl-leh} ‘by these gates’ functions as a relative clause, delimiting the group as everyone coming through Jerusalem’s gates. The English translations preserve the Hebrew’s sequence and vocative form, ensuring clarity and emphasis on divine agency and audience identification.
Root and etymology
“gate, opening”
In context — Jeremiah 17:20
And you shall say to them, “Hear the word of the LORD , O kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter by these gates.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 17:20, so the Hebrew word בַּשְּׁעָרִ֥ים (bashearim) 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.17.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.20.W12.S1) and character.