Numbers 18:3:1Num.18.3.W1TAB
וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙
veshamru
“and they shall keep”
- Transliteration
- ve-sham-RU
- Extended
- veh-shahm-ROO
- IPA
- /vəʃɑmˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they shall keep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
ve-sham-RU
- clause
ve-sham-RU mish-mar-TE-kha u-mish-ME-ret kol-ha-O-hel
- sentence
ve-sham-RU mish-mar-TE-kha u-mish-ME-ret kol-ha-O-hel AKH el-ke-LEI hak-KO-desh ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yik-ra-VOO ve-LO-ya-MU-tu gam-HEM gam-a-TEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the consecutive imperfect ve-shamru {וְשָׁמְרוּ | wə-šam-rû} signaling a priestly obligation.
Root and etymology
RootShin-Mem-Resh
“to keep, guard, observe”
In context — Numbers 18:3
And they shall keep your duty and the duty of all the tent, but they must not approach the holy vessels or the altar, so that they may not die—both they and you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:3, so the Hebrew word וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ (veshamru) 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 Num.18.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.3.W1.S1) and character.