שָׁמַר

Strong’s Definition

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to keep, guard, observe, give heed
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(piel) to keep, pay heed
• 5.(hithpael) to keep oneself from

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâmar; Pronunciation: shaw-mar'