Proverbs 7:3:1Prov.7.3.W1TAB
קָשְׁרֵ֥ם
kasherem
“bind them”
- Transliteration
- ka-she-REM
- Extended
- kaa-sheh-REEM
- IPA
- /qɑː.ʃəˈreːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- bind them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-she-REM
- clause
ka-she-REM al-ets-be-O-te-KHA
- sentence
ka-she-REM al-ets-be-O-te-KHA ka-te-VEM al-LU-akh li-BE-kha
Exegesis
The verse consists of two parallel Qal imperatives, kashrem {קָשְׁרֵם | qā-šrēm} ‘bind them’ and katvem {כָּתְבֵם | kā-ṯbēm} ‘write them’, each governed by a prepositional phrase indicating locus.
Root and etymology
q-sh-rqōp–shin–resh
“to tie, bind”
In context — Proverbs 7:3
Fasten them upon your fingers ; imprint them upon the tablet of your heart.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 7:3, so the Hebrew word קָשְׁרֵ֥ם (kasherem) 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.7.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.3.W1.S1) and character.