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
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-sho-me-RE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sho-me-RE to-RA
- clause
ve-sho-me-RE to-RA yit-ga-RU VAM
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.