Jeremiah 17:24:9Jer.17.24.W9TAB
בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛י
beshaare
“in the gates of”
- Transliteration
- be-sha-a-RE
- Extended
- beh-shah-ah-REE
- IPA
- /bəʃa.ʕăˈreː/
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 | 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 | |
| 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-a-RE
- clause
ve-ha-YA im-sha-MO-a tish-me-UN e-LAI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI ha-VI mas-SA be-sha-a-RE ha-IR ha-ZOT be-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- sentence
ve-ha-YA im-sha-MO-a tish-me-UN e-LAI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI ha-VI mas-SA be-sha-a-RE ha-IR ha-ZOT be-YOM ha-sha-BAT u-le-kad-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT le-vil-TI a-SOT-va BO kal-me-la-KHA
Exegesis
The construct chain besharei ha'ir hazot {בְּשַׁעֲרֵי הָעִיר הַזֹּאת | bə-ša-ʿă-rê hā-ʿîr haz-zōṯ} specifies location “in the gates of this city,” while beyom hashabbat {בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת | bə-yōm ha-šab-bāṯ} marks sacred time.
Root and etymology
ש־ע־ר
“gate”
In context — Jeremiah 17:24
And it will be, if you will surely listen to Me, declares the LORD , that you bring no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and that you consecrate the Sabbath day by refraining from all work within it.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 17:24, so the Hebrew word בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛י (beshaare) 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.17.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.24.W9.S1) and character.