Proverbs 29:18:5Prov.29.18.W5TAB
וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר
veshomer
“but one who keeps”
- Transliteration
- ve-sho-MER
- Extended
- veh-shoh-MEER
- IPA
- /vəʃoːˈmeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- but one who keeps
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
וְ + שֹׁ + מֵ֖ר
↓
ve + sho + mer
↓
veshomer
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sho-MER
- clause
ve-sho-MER to-RA ash-re-HU
- sentence
be-EN kha-ZON yip-pa-RA AM ve-sho-MER to-RA ash-re-HU
In context — Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision, the people become unrestrained, but whoever keeps the law is blessed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 29:18, so the Hebrew word וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר (veshomer) 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.29.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.18.W5.S1) and character.