שָׁמַר
shâmar(shaw-mar')
“properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.”
468 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
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;
Chain Links
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4 of 468
“And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.”