Proverbs 3:26:4Prov.3.26.W4TAB
וְשָׁמַ֖ר
veshamar
“and he will keep”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-MAR
- Extended
- veh-shah-MAHR
- IPA
- /vəʃaːˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will keep
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sha-MAR
- clause
ve-sha-MAR rag-le-KHA mil-la-KHED
- sentence
ki-Ye-ho-VAH yih-HE-ye ve-khis-LE-kha ve-sha-MAR rag-le-KHA mil-la-KHED
Exegesis
The waw-consecutive veshamar {וְשָׁמַר | wə-šā-mar} links a second action, governing the object raglecha {רַגְלְךָ | rag-le-kā}.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־רsh-m-r
“to guard, keep, watch”
In context — Proverbs 3:26
For the LORD will be your confidence , and He will keep your foot from being caught.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:26, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁמַ֖ר (veshamar) 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.3.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.26.W4.S1) and character.