Proverbs 19:8:4Prov.19.8.W4TAB
שֹׁמֵ֥ר
shomer
“one keeping or guarding”
- Transliteration
- sho-MER
- Extended
- shoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /ʃoːˈmeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- one keeping or 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sho-MER
- phraseyour reading level
sho-MER te-vu-NA
- clause
sho-MER te-vu-NA lim-tso-TO
- sentence
ko-NE-le-VAV o-HEV naf-SHO sho-MER te-vu-NA lim-tso-TO
Exegesis
The second hemistich begins with shōmēr {שֹׁמֵר | šō-mēr} ‘guarding’ paired with tevūnāh {תְּבוּנָה | tə-vū-nāh} ‘understanding’, and the infinitive construct lim-ṣōʾ {לִמְצֹא | lim-ṣōʾ} ‘to find’, where the lamed infinitive denotes purpose or result. This chiastic symmetry links internal acquisition (heart, understanding) with positive outcomes (love, finding good), and English translations render these verbless structures with explicit “one who” subjects to maintain the poetic balance.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–resh
“to keep, guard”
In context — Proverbs 19:8
One who acquires heart loves his soul; he who guards understanding will find good .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 19:8, so the Hebrew word שֹׁמֵ֥ר (shomer) 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.19.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.8.W4.S1) and character.