Proverbs 14:3:6Prov.14.3.W6TAB
תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃
tishmerem
“will guard them”
- Transliteration
- tish-me-REM
- Extended
- tihsh-meh-REEM
- IPA
- /tiʃməˈreːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- will guard them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tish-me-REM
- clause
ve-sif-TEI kha-kha-MIM tish-me-REM
- sentence
be-FI-e-VIL KHO-ter ga-a-VA ve-sif-TEI kha-kha-MIM tish-me-REM
Exegesis
The verb tišmôrêm {תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם | tišmôrêm} ‘will keep safe’ conveys the protective result of wise speech. This structural contrast highlights the destructive outcome of foolish pride against the safeguarding power of wisdom.
In context — Proverbs 14:3
From the mouth of a fool comes a rod of pride , but the lips of the wise keep them safe.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 14:3, so the Hebrew word תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃ (tishmerem) 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 Prov.14.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.3.W6.S1) and character.