שָׁמַר

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

• to keep: obey H8104G 202
• to keep: guard H8104H · a Meaning of 161
• to keep: careful H8104J · a Meaning of 77
• to keep: look at H8104I · a Meaning of 29

Strong's dictionary

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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. 1 Samuel 1:12 שֹׁמֵ֥ר sho.Mer · An -ing word: simple action

   And it came to pass, as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.

2. 1 Samuel 2:9 יִשְׁמֹ֔ר yish.Mor · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

3. 1 Samuel 7:1 לִשְׁמֹ֖ר lish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.

4. 1 Samuel 9:24 שָֽׁמוּר־ sha.mur- · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

   And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold, that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

5. 1 Samuel 13:13 שָׁמַ֗רְתָּ sha.Mar.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

   And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

6. 1 Samuel 13:14 שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ sha.Mar.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

   But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Jehovah hath sought him a man after his own heart, and Jehovah hath appointed him to be prince over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Jehovah commanded thee.

7. 1 Samuel 17:20 שֹׁמֵ֔ר sho.Mer · An -ing word: simple action

   And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.

8. 1 Samuel 17:22 שׁוֹמֵ֣ר sho.Mer · An -ing word: simple action

   And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

9. 1 Samuel 19:2 הִשָּֽׁמֶר־ hi.sha.mer- · A command to you: receiving the action

   And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to slay thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

10. 1 Samuel 19:11 לְשָׁמְר֔וֹ le.sha.me.Ro · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain.

11. 1 Samuel 21:4 נִשְׁמְר֥וּ nish.me.Ru · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.

12. 1 Samuel 25:21 שָׁמַ֜רְתִּי sha.Mar.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.

13. 1 Samuel 26:15 שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ sha.Mar.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept watch over thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

14. 1 Samuel 26:16 שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם she.mar.Tem · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

    This thing is not good that thou hast done. As Jehovah liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept watch over your lord, Jehovah's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.

15. 1 Samuel 28:2 שֹׁמֵ֧ר sho.Mer · An -ing word: simple action

    And David said to Achish, Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.

16. 1 Samuel 30:23 וַיִּשְׁמֹ֣ר vai.yish.Mor · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.

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