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. Joshua 1:7 לִשְׁמֹ֤ר lish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.

2. Joshua 1:8 תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר tish.Mor · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

   This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

3. Joshua 6:18 שִׁמְר֣וּ shim.Ru · A command to all of you: simple action

   But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when ye have devoted it, ye take of the devoted thing; so would ye make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.

4. Joshua 10:18 לְשָׁמְרָֽם׃ le.sha.me.Ram · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:

5. Joshua 22:2 שְׁמַרְתֶּ֔ם she.mar.Tem · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

   and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I commanded you:

6. Joshua 22:3 וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֕ם u.she.mar.Tem · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by all of you

   ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God.

7. Joshua 22:5 שִׁמְר֣וּ shim.Ru · A command to all of you: simple action

   Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

8. Joshua 22:5 וְלִשְׁמֹ֥ר ve.lish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

9. Joshua 23:6 לִשְׁמֹ֣ר lish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   Therefore be ye very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

10. Joshua 23:11 וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם ve.nish.mar.Tem · An action: receiving the action, and then it will happen, done by all of you

    Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Jehovah your God.

11. Joshua 24:17 וַֽיִּשְׁמְרֵ֗נוּ vai.yish.me.Re.nu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;

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