Psalm 18:21:1Ps.18.21.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:22
כִּי־שָׁמַרְתִּי
kishamarti
“for I have kept”
- Transliteration
- KI-sha-MAR-ti
- Extended
- KEE-shah-MAAR-tee
- IPA
- /kiː.ʃaˈmaːr.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for I have kept
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
KI-sha-MAR-ti
- sentence
KI-sha-MAR-ti DE-rekh ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-RA-sha-ti me-e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} ‘for’ introduces a reason.
The Qal perfect shamarti {שָׁמַרְתִּי | šāmartî} ‘I have kept’ expresses completed covenant obedience.
Root and etymology
š-m-r
“to keep, guard”
In context — Psalm 18:21
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not acted wickedly away from my God .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:21, so the Hebrew word כִּי־שָׁמַרְתִּי (kishamarti) 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.18.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.21.W1.S1) and character.