שָׁמַר
Strong's H8104
shâmar
/shaw-mar'/
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H8104
- Hebrew
- שָׁמַר
- Transliteration
- shâmar
- Pronunciation
- /shaw-mar'/
- KJV Translations
- 15 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
bewardbe circumspecttake heed (to self)keep(-erself)marklook narrowlyobservepreserveregardreservesave (self)sure(that lay) wait (for)watch(-man)
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of shâmar:
אַשְׁמֻרָה
ʼashmurâhH821“watch”
יִשְׁמְרַיYishmᵉrayH3461“Ishmerai”
מִשְׁמָרmishmârH4929“diligence”
שׁוֹמֵרShôwmêrH7763“Shomer”
שָׁמִירshâmîyrH8068“adamant (stone)”
שֶׁמֶרshemerH8105“dregs”
שִׁמֻּרshimmurH8107“be (much) observed”
שׇׁמְרָהshomrâhH8108“watch”
שְׁמֻרָהshᵉmurâhH8109“waking”
שֹׁמְרוֹןShômᵉrôwnH8111“Samaria”
שְׁמַרְיָהShᵉmaryâhH8114“Shamariah”
שִׁמְרָתShimrâthH8119“Shimrath”
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