שָׁמַר

sha.mar · to keep: obey

Hebrew · Strong's H8104 · Verb · Sounds like: shaw-mar' · 469 occurrences

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)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
שָׁמַר 465 vb. keep, watch, preserve
Qal 425
1.
a. keep, have charge of
b. keep, guard, captives
c. hence, watch for, wait for
d. watch, observe
2.
a. keep, retain, of storing up (food)
b. keep within bounds, restrain
3.
a. observe, celebrate
b. keep sabbath
c. of other obligations
d. observe = follow dictates of (prudence, justice, kindness, wisdom)
4. sts. י׳ subj.
5. keep, reserve, weeks of harvest
Niph. 36
1. be on one's guard
2. keep oneself, refrain, abstain
3. be kept, guarded
Pi. those paying regard to false vanities
Hithp. I kept myself from

Every occurrence

  1. Proverbs 2:8 יִשְׁמֹֽר׃ yish.Mor · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

  2. Proverbs 2:11 תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר tish.Mor · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

  3. Proverbs 2:20 תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃ tish.Mor · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  4. Proverbs 3:26 וְשָׁמַ֖ר ve.sha.Mar · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.

  5. Proverbs 4:4 שְׁמֹ֖ר she.Mor · A command to you: simple action

    And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;

  6. Proverbs 4:6 וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ ve.tish.me.Re.ka · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

  7. Proverbs 4:21 שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם Sham.Rem · A command to you: simple action

    Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

  8. Proverbs 5:2 לִשְׁמֹ֥ר lish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

  9. Proverbs 6:22 תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר tish.Mor · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

  10. Proverbs 6:24 לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ Lish.ma.re.kha · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.

  11. Proverbs 7:1 שְׁמֹ֣ר she.Mor · A command to you: simple action

    My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

  12. Proverbs 7:2 שְׁמֹ֣ר she.Mor · A command to you: simple action

    Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.

  13. Proverbs 7:5 לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ Lish.ma.re.kha · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.

  14. Proverbs 8:32 יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃ yish.Mo.ru · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.

  15. Proverbs 8:34 לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר lish.Mor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.

  16. Proverbs 10:17 שׁוֹמֵ֣ר sho.Mer · An -ing word: simple action

    He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

  17. Proverbs 13:3 שֹׁמֵ֣ר sho.Mer · An -ing word: simple action

    He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

  18. Proverbs 13:18 וְשׁוֹמֵ֖ר ve.sho.Mer · An -ing word: simple action

    Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

  19. Proverbs 14:3 תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃ tish.mu.Rem · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  20. Proverbs 15:5 וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר ve.sho.Mer · An -ing word: simple action

    A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

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