Nehemiah 13:22:7Neh.13.22.W7TAB
שֹׁמְרִ֣ים
shomerim
“guarding”
- Transliteration
- sho-me-RIM
- Extended
- shoh-meh-REEM
- IPA
- /ʃoːməˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- guarding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
sho-me-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM
- clause
va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM a-SHER yih-YU mi-ta-ha-RIM u-va-IM sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM le-ka-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- sentence
va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM a-SHER yih-YU mi-ta-ha-RIM u-va-IM sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM le-ka-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT gam-ZOT za-khe-RA-li e-lo-HAI ve-KHU-sa a-LAI ke-ROV khas-DE-kha
Exegesis
The relative clause asher yihyu mitaharim uvaim shomrim hashearim {אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽהְי֤וּ מִֽטַּהֲרִים֙ וּבָאִים֙ שֹׁמְרִ֣ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים | ’ăšer yiḥyû miṭaḥārîm ūvā’îm šomrîm ha-še‘ārîm} ‘who will be purifying themselves and coming to guard the gates’ functions as a circumstantial clause specifying their preparatory ritual and security duty.
Root and etymology
Rootš-m-r
“to guard, keep”
In context — Nehemiah 13:22
And I said to the Levites that they should purify themselves and come to guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Also this, remember me, my God , and have compassion on me according to the greatness of your mercy .
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Nehemiah 13:22, so the Hebrew word שֹׁמְרִ֣ים (shomerim) 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 Neh.13.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.22.W7.S1) and character.