Strongs Number: H8104
| Hebrew Word: | שָׁמַר |
| Transliteration: | shâmar |
| Phonetic: | shaw-mar' |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
| BDB Definition: |
1. to keep, guard, observe, give heed a. (Qal) 1. to keep, have charge of 2. to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a b. watch, watchman (participle) 1. to watch for, wait for 2. to watch, observe 3. to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory) 4. to keep (within bounds), restrain 5. to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow) 6. to keep, preserve, protect 7. to keep, reserve c. (Niphal) 1. to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware 2. to keep oneself, refrain, abstain 3. to be kept, be guarded d. (Piel) to keep, pay heed e. (Hithpael) to keep oneself from |
| Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | {beware} 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). |