Jeremiah 17:21:4Jer.17.21.W4TAB
הִשָּׁמְר֖וּ
hishshameru
“guard yourselves or take heed”
- Transliteration
- hish-sha-me-RU
- Extended
- hihsh-shaa-meh-ROO
- IPA
- /hiʃ.ʃaːmˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- guard yourselves or take heed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hish-sha-me-RU
- clause
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hish-sha-me-RU be-naf-sho-te-KHEM
- 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 imperative hishameru {הִשָּׁמְר֖וּ | hiš-šāmə-rû} establishes ongoing personal vigilance.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–resh
“to keep, guard”
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 17:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 17:21, so the Hebrew word הִשָּׁמְר֖וּ (hishshameru) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.21.W4.S1) and character.