Psalm 16:1:3Ps.16.1.W3TAB
שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי
shomreni
“preserve me”
- Transliteration
- shom-re-NI
- Extended
- shohm-ree-NEE
- IPA
- /ʃɔmrˈeːni/
Meaning by language
- English
- preserve me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shom-re-NI
- phraseyour reading level
shom-re-NI EL
- clause
shom-re-NI EL KI-kha-SI-ti VAKH
- sentence
mikh-TAM le-da-VID shom-re-NI EL KI-kha-SI-ti VAKH
Exegesis
The main clause opens with the imperative shomreni {שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי | šə-mərē-nî} ‘protect me’, addressing El {אֵ֝֗ל | ʾēl} ‘God’.
In context — Psalm 16:1
A Michtam of David. Protect me, O God , for I have taken refuge in You.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 16:1, so the Hebrew word שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי (shomreni) 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 Ps.16.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.1.W3.S1) and character.