Psalm 19:11:4Ps.19.11.W4TABWLC Psalms 19:12
בְּשָׁמְרָ֗ם
beshomram
“in keeping them”
- Transliteration
- be-shom-RAM
- Extended
- beh-SHAAM-ram
- IPA
- /bəʃaːmˈram/
Meaning by language
- English
- in keeping them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-shom-RAM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-HEM be-shom-RAM
- clause
ba-HEM be-shom-RAM E-kev RAV
- sentence
GAM-AV-de-KHA niz-HAR ba-HEM be-shom-RAM E-kev RAV
Exegesis
The infinitive beshomram {בְּשָׁמְרָם | bə-šom-rām} indicates the means or condition for blessing.
In context — Psalm 19:11
Also, Your servant is warned by them; in keeping them there is great reward .
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 19:11, so the Hebrew word בְּשָׁמְרָ֗ם (beshomram) 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.19.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.11.W4.S1) and character.