H8104Hebrew

שָׁמַר

shâmar(shaw-mar')
468 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word

Definition

From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)

Strong's Definition

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

Translated in KJV as

bewardbe circumspecttake heed (to self)keep(-er, self)marklook narrowlyobservepreserveregardreservesave (self)sure(that lay) wait (for)watch(-man).

Etymology

a primitive root;

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