Proverbs 4:6:2Prov.4.6.W2TAB
וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ
vetishmerekha
“and she will keep you”
- Transliteration
- ve-tish-me-RE-kha
- Extended
- veh-tihsh-meh-REH-khaa
- IPA
- /və.tiʃ.məˈrɛk.kɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she will keep you
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-tish-me-RE-kha
- clause
al-ta-az-VE-ha ve-tish-me-RE-kha
- sentence
al-ta-az-VE-ha ve-tish-me-RE-kha e-ha-VE-ha ve-tits-RE-kha
Exegesis
Each imperative clause is followed by a result clause introduced by the conjunction vav on wetishmerka {וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ | wə-tiš-mə-rə-kā} 'and she will keep you' and wetitsreka {וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ | wə-tiṣ-rə-kā} 'and she will guard you', highlighting wisdom’s protective agency. The parallel syntax underscores the reciprocal fidelity between the listener and wisdom.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–resh
“to keep, guard, watch”
In context — Proverbs 4:6
Do not abandon her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 4:6, so the Hebrew word וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ (vetishmerekha) 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.4.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.6.W2.S1) and character.