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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).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁמַר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

469 total
  1. Psalm 127:1יִשְׁמָר־ · protects; שׁוֹמֵֽר׃ · its watchmen
    A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
  2. Psalm 130:3תִּשְׁמָר־ · kept track
    If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?
  3. Psalm 130:6מִשֹּׁמְרִ֥ים · more than watchmen [wait]; שֹׁמְרִ֥ים · more than watchmen [wait]
    My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.
  4. Psalm 132:12יִשְׁמְר֬וּ · keep
    If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”
  5. Psalm 140:4שָׁמְרֵ֤נִי · Guard me
    Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
  6. Psalm 141:9שָׁמְרֵ֗נִי · Keep me
    Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
  7. Psalm 145:20שׁוֹמֵ֣ר · preserves
    The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
  8. Psalm 146:6הַשֹּׁמֵ֖ר · He remains
    …the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
  9. Psalm 146:9שֹׁ֘מֵ֤ר · protects
    The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
  10. Proverbs 2:8יִשְׁמֹֽר׃ · and protect
    …to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
  11. Proverbs 2:11תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר · will watch over you
    Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
  12. Proverbs 2:20תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃ · and keep to
    So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
  13. Proverbs 3:26וְשָׁמַ֖ר · and will keep
    …for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
  14. Proverbs 4:4שְׁמֹ֖ר · keep
    …he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
  15. Proverbs 4:6וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ · and she will preserve you
    Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
  16. Proverbs 4:21שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם · keep them
    Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
  17. Proverbs 5:2לִשְׁמֹ֥ר · that you may maintain
    …that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
  18. Proverbs 6:22תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר · they will watch
    When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
  19. Proverbs 6:24לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ · to keep you
    …to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
  20. Proverbs 7:1שְׁמֹ֣ר · keep
    My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
  21. Proverbs 7:2שְׁמֹ֣ר · Keep
    Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
  22. Proverbs 7:5לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ · that they may keep you
    …that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
  23. Proverbs 8:32יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃ · are those who keep
    Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
  24. Proverbs 8:34לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר · waiting
    Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
  25. Proverbs 10:17שׁוֹמֵ֣ר · Whoever heeds
    Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
  26. Proverbs 13:3שֹׁמֵ֣ר · protects
    He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
  27. Proverbs 13:18וְשׁוֹמֵ֖ר · but whoever heeds
    Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
  28. Proverbs 14:3תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃ · protect them
    The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
  29. Proverbs 15:5וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר · but whoever heeds
    A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
  30. Proverbs 16:17שֹׁמֵ֥ר · protects
    The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
  31. Proverbs 19:8שֹׁמֵ֥ר · one who safeguards
    He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
  32. Proverbs 19:16שֹׁמֵ֣ר · He who keeps; שֹׁמֵ֣ר · preserves
    He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
  33. Proverbs 21:23שֹׁמֵ֣ר · He who guards; שֹׁמֵ֖ר · keeps
    He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
  34. Proverbs 22:5שׁוֹמֵ֥ר · he who guards
    Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
  35. Proverbs 22:18תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם · you keep them
    …for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
  36. Proverbs 27:18וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר · and he who looks after
    Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
  37. Proverbs 28:4וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י · but those who keep
    Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
  38. Proverbs 29:18וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר · he who keeps
    Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
  39. Ecclesiastes 3:6לִשְׁמ֖וֹר · to keep
    …a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,
  40. Ecclesiastes 5:1שְׁמֹ֣ר · Guard
    Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
  41. Ecclesiastes 5:8שֹׁמֵ֔ר · is watched by
    If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
  42. Ecclesiastes 5:13שָׁמ֥וּר · hoarded
    There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
  43. Ecclesiastes 8:2שְׁמ֔וֹר · Keep
    Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
  44. Ecclesiastes 8:5שׁוֹמֵ֣ר · Whoever keeps
    Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
  45. Ecclesiastes 11:4שֹׁמֵ֥ר · He who watches
    He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
  46. Ecclesiastes 12:3שֹׁמְרֵ֣י · the keepers
    …on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,