Jeremiah 17:21:11Jer.17.21.W11TAB
בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥י
beshare
“in the gates of”
- Transliteration
- be-sha-re
- Extended
- beh-shah-REH
- 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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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-re
- phraseyour reading level
be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
- clause
ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hish-sha-me-RU be-naf-sho-te-KHEM ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The conjunction va-haveitem {וַהֲבֵאתֶם | wa-hă-ḇê-ʾe-ṯem} plus locative beshaarei Yerushalayim {בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם | bə-ša-ʿă-rê Yə-rû-šā-lā-yim} extends the prohibition to city gates, linking individual obedience to communal sanctity.
Root and etymology
ש־ע־ר
“gate”
In context — Jeremiah 17:21
Thus says the LORD : "Guard yourselves diligently for the sake of your lives, and do not carry any burden on the Sabbath day , nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 17:21, so the Hebrew word בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥י (beshare) 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.17.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.21.W11.S1) and character.