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. Ecclesiastes 3:6 לִשְׁמ֖וֹר lish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

2. Ecclesiastes 5:1 שְׁמֹ֣ר she.Mor · A command to you: simple action

   Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

3. Ecclesiastes 5:8 שֹׁמֵ֔ר sho.Mer · An -ing word: simple action

   If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.

4. Ecclesiastes 5:13 שָׁמ֥וּר sha.Mur · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

   There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

5. Ecclesiastes 8:2 שְׁמ֔וֹר she.Mor · A command to you: simple action

   I counsel thee, Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

6. Ecclesiastes 8:5 שׁוֹמֵ֣ר sho.Mer · An -ing word: simple action

   Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:

7. Ecclesiastes 11:4 שֹׁמֵ֥ר sho.Mer · An -ing word: simple action

   He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

8. Ecclesiastes 12:3 שֹׁמְרֵ֣י sho.me.Rei · An -ing word: simple action

   in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows shall be darkened,

9. Ecclesiastes 12:13 שְׁמ֔וֹר she.Mor · A command to you: simple action

   This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.