שָׁמַר
sha.marto keep: obeyHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb469 occurrences31 books440 verses
Definition
a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Traditional renderings: 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).
Traditional renderings: 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).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁמַר:
- φυλάσσωphulassō“to keep/guard: observe”81%
- προσέχωprosechō“to watch out”5%
- διαφυλάσσωdiaphulassō“to protect”4%
- τηρέωtēreō“to keep: observe”3%
- διατηρέωdiatēreō“to keep”2%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
469 total
- Psalm 37:34וּשְׁמֹ֬ר · and keepWait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
- Psalm 37:37שְׁמָר־ · ConsiderConsider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
- Psalm 39:1אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה · I will watch; אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה · I will guardFor the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
- Psalm 41:2יִשְׁמְרֵ֣הוּ · will protectThe LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.
- Psalm 56:6יִשְׁמֹ֑רוּ · watchThey conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
- Psalm 59:1וַֽיִּשְׁמְר֥וּ · men to watchFor the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
- Psalm 59:9אֶשְׁמֹ֑רָה · I will keep watchI will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
- Psalm 71:10וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י · and those who lie in waitFor my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
- Psalm 78:10שָׁ֭מְרוּ · to keepThey failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.
- Psalm 78:56שָׁמָֽרוּ׃ · keepBut they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
- Psalm 86:2שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה · PreservePreserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
- Psalm 89:28אֶשְׁמוֹר · preserve; ל֣וֹI will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
- Psalm 89:31יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃ · to keep…if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,
- Psalm 91:11לִ֝שְׁמָרְךָ֗ · to guard youFor He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
- Psalm 97:10שֹׁ֭מֵר · He preservesHate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Psalm 99:7שָׁמְר֥וּ · they keptHe spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.
- Psalm 103:18לְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י · to those who keep…to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.
- Psalm 105:45יִשְׁמְר֣וּ · they might keep…that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
- Psalm 106:3שֹׁמְרֵ֣י · those who upholdBlessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
- Psalm 107:43וְיִשְׁמָר־ · pay heedLet him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
- Psalm 116:6שֹׁמֵ֣ר · preservesThe LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
- Psalm 119:4לִשְׁמֹ֥ר · that we should keep themYou have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
- Psalm 119:5לִשְׁמֹ֥ר · to keepingOh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
- Psalm 119:8אֶשְׁמֹ֑ר · I will keepI will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
- Psalm 119:9לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר · By guarding itHow can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
- Psalm 119:17וְאֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה · and keepDeal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
- Psalm 119:34וְאֶשְׁמְרֶ֥נָּה · and follow itGive me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
- Psalm 119:44וְאֶשְׁמְרָ֖ה · obeyI will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
- Psalm 119:55וָֽ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה · that I may keepIn the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
- Psalm 119:57לִשְׁמֹ֥ר · to keepThe LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
- Psalm 119:60לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר · to keepI hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
- Psalm 119:63וּ֝לְשֹׁמְרֵ֗י · and to those who keepI am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
- Psalm 119:67שָׁמָֽרְתִּי׃ · I keepBefore I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
- Psalm 119:88וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה · that I may obeyRevive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.
- Psalm 119:101אֶשְׁמֹ֥ר · I may keepI have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
- Psalm 119:106לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר · that I will keepI have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
- Psalm 119:134וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה · that I may keepRedeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
- Psalm 119:136שָׁמְר֥וּ · obeyedMy eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
- Psalm 119:146וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה · that I may keepI call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.
- Psalm 119:158שָׁמָֽרוּ׃ · keepI look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
- Psalm 119:167שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה · obeyI obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
- Psalm 119:168שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי · I obeyI obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.
- Psalm 121:3שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ׃ · your ProtectorHe will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- Psalm 121:4שׁוֹמֵ֣ר · the ProtectorBehold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
- Psalm 121:5שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ · [is] your keeperThe LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
- Psalm 121:7יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ · will guard you; יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר · He will preserveThe LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
- Psalm 121:8יִשְׁמָר־ · will watch overThe LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.