Strong's H8104
שָׁמַר
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, שָׁמַר is translated as: 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)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.