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. Numbers 1:53 וְשָׁמְרוּ֙ ve.sha.me.Ru · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

   But the Levites shall encamp round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.

2. Numbers 3:7 וְשָׁמְר֣וּ ve.sha.me.Ru · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

   And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

3. Numbers 3:8 וְשָׁמְר֗וּ ve.sha.me.Ru · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

   And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

4. Numbers 3:10 וְשָׁמְר֖וּ ve.sha.me.Ru · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

   And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

5. Numbers 3:28 שֹׁמְרֵ֖י sho.me.Rei · An -ing word: simple action

   According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

6. Numbers 3:32 שֹׁמְרֵ֖י sho.me.Rei · An -ing word: simple action

   And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

7. Numbers 3:38 שֹֽׁמְרִים֙ sho.me.Rim · An -ing word: simple action

   And those that encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

8. Numbers 6:24 וְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ׃ ס ve.yish.me.Re.kha · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:

9. Numbers 8:26 לִשְׁמֹ֣ר lish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges.

10. Numbers 9:19 וְשָׁמְר֧וּ ve.sha.me.Ru · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    And when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of Jehovah, and journeyed not.

11. Numbers 9:23 שָׁמָ֔רוּ sha.Ma.ru · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    At the commandment of Jehovah they encamped, and at the commandment of Jehovah they journeyed: they kept the charge of Jehovah, at the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.

12. Numbers 18:3 וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ ve.sha.me.Ru · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the Tent: only they shall not come nigh unto the vessels of the sanctuary and unto the altar, that they die not, neither they, nor ye.

13. Numbers 18:4 וְשָֽׁמְר֗וּ ve.sha.me.Ru · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the Tent: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.

14. Numbers 18:5 וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗ם u.she.mar.Tem · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by all of you

    And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

15. Numbers 18:7 תִּשְׁמְר֨וּ tish.me.Ru · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil; and ye shall serve: I give you the priesthood as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

16. Numbers 23:12 אֶשְׁמֹ֖ר 'esh.Mor · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?

17. Numbers 28:2 תִּשְׁמְר֕וּ tish.me.Ru · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My oblation, my food for my offerings made by fire, of a sweet savor unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.

18. Numbers 31:30 שֹׁמְרֵ֕י sho.me.Rei · An -ing word: simple action

    And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.

19. Numbers 31:47 שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙ sho.me.Rei · An -ing word: simple action

    even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.