Hebrew word study
שָׁמַר H8104
- Transliteration
- shâmar
- Pronunciation
- shaw-mar'
- KJV glosses
- 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).
Lexical summary
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard
generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard
generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information