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. 2 Samuel 11:16 בִּשְׁמ֥וֹר bish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were.

2. 2 Samuel 15:16 לִשְׁמֹ֥ר lish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, that were concubines, to keep the house.

3. 2 Samuel 16:21 לִשְׁמ֣וֹר lish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

4. 2 Samuel 18:12 שִׁמְרוּ־ shim.ru- · A command to all of you: simple action

   And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

5. 2 Samuel 20:3 לִשְׁמֹ֨ר lish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and provided them with sustenance, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

6. 2 Samuel 20:10 נִשְׁמַ֜ר nish.Mar · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

7. 2 Samuel 22:22 שָׁמַ֖רְתִּי sha.Mar.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

   For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

8. 2 Samuel 22:24 וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖ה va.'esh.ta.me.Rah · An action: doing it to oneself, and then it happened, done by me

   I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

9. 2 Samuel 22:44 תִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙ tish.me.Re.ni · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

   Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

10. 2 Samuel 23:5 וּשְׁמֻרָ֔ה u.she.mu.Rah · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Verily my house is not so with God; Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things, and sure: For it is all my salvation, and all my desire, Although he maketh it not to grow.

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