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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15 of 468
“And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.”