Psalm 17:4:6Ps.17.4.W6TAB
שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי
shamarti
“have kept”
- Transliteration
- sha-MAR-ti
- Extended
- shaa-MAHR-tih
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈmarti/
Meaning by language
- English
- have kept
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-MAR-ti
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI sha-MAR-ti
- clause
a-NI sha-MAR-ti ar-KHOT pa-RITS
- sentence
lif-e-U-lot a-DAM bid-VAR se-fa-TE-kha a-NI sha-MAR-ti ar-KHOT pa-RITS
Exegesis
The perfect verb shamarti {שָׁמַרְתִּי | šā-mar-tî} expresses the psalmist’s active choice, and the object orkhoth parits {אָרְחוֹת פָּרִץ | ’or-ḥōt pā-rîṣ} ‘paths of the violent’ contrasts forbidden channels of wrongdoing. The Hebrew word order moves from a general prepositional phrase to personal agency and specific moral avoidance, highlighting the psalmist’s deliberate reliance on divine guidance.
Root and etymology
Rootsh-m-r
“to keep, guard”
In context — Psalm 17:4
Concerning the deeds of man, by the word of Your lips, I have kept myself from the paths of the violent.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 17:4, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי (shamarti) 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.17.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.4.W6.S1) and character.