Proverbs 28:4:5Prov.28.4.W5TAB

וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י

veshomere

but keepers of

Transliteration
ve-sho-me-RE
Extended
veh-shoh-meh-REE
IPA
/və.ʃoː.məˈreː/

Meaning by language

English
but keepers of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + שֹׁ + מְ + רֵ֥י
ve + sho + me + re
veshomere

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-sho-me-RE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-sho-me-RE to-RA

  3. clause

    ve-sho-me-RE to-RA yit-ga-RU VAM

  4. sentence

    o-ze-VE to-RA ye-hal-le-LU ra-SHA ve-sho-me-RE to-RA yit-ga-RU VAM

Root and etymology

שׁ־מ־ר

to keep, guard

In contextProverbs 28:4

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked , but those who keep the law contend with them, engaging in active opposition .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 28:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 28:4, so the Hebrew word וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י (veshomere) 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.28.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.4.W5.S1) and character.