Leviticus 18:30:2Lev.18.30.W2TAB
אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י
etmishmarti
“my charge”
- Transliteration
- et-mish-mar-TI
- Extended
- eht-mish-mar-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔet.miʃ.mar.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my charge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-mish-mar-TI
- phraseyour reading level
oo-shmahr-TEM et-mish-mar-TI
- clause
oo-shmahr-TEM et-mish-mar-TI leh-vil-TI a-SOT meh-khu-KOT ha-to-e-VOT a-SHER na-a-SU lif-NEI-KHEM ve-LO tit-tahm-me-OO ba-HEM
- sentence
oo-shmahr-TEM et-mish-mar-TI leh-vil-TI a-SOT meh-khu-KOT ha-to-e-VOT a-SHER na-a-SU lif-NEI-KHEM ve-LO tit-tahm-me-OO ba-HEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive ūšmartem {וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם | ūšmartem} initiates the imperative sequence, with ʾeṯ {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ-} marking the direct object to mišmartî {מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י | mišmartî}.
Root and etymology
RootShin, Mem, Resh
“to keep; guard; observe”
In context — Leviticus 18:30
And you shall keep my charge so as not to do any of the statutes of the abominations that were done before you, and you shall not become unclean by them. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 18:30, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י (etmishmarti) 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 Lev.18.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.30.W2.S1) and character.