H8104
שָׁמַר
šāmar
Appears in 459 Bible verses
Strong's Definition
nullshâmar,shaw-mar' a primitive root properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard generally, to protect, attend to, etc. — beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).shâmar,shaw-mar' a primitive root properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard generally, to protect, attend to, etc. — beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Detailed Meaning
to keep, guard, observe, give heed, (Qal), to keep, have charge of, to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life, watch, watchman (participle), to watch for, wait for, to watch, observe, to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory), to keep (within bounds), restrain, to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow), to keep, preserve, protect, to keep, reserve, (Niphal), to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware, to keep oneself, refrain, abstain, to be kept, be guarded, (Piel) to keep, pay heed, (Hithpael) to keep oneself from
Part of Speech
verb
KJV Translation Counts
keep(283x)
observe(46x)
heed(35x)
keeper(28x)
preserve(21x)
beware(9x)
mark(8x)
watchman(8x)
wait(7x)
watch(7x)
regard(5x)
save(2x)
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Related Words
primitive root