Shamar שָׁמַר

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Shamar
שָׁמַר
Transliterationshamar
Strong's numberH8104 (H8104G, H8104H, H8104J, H8104I)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechverb
Glossto keep: obey
Occurrences468 in 439 verses
Most frequent inPsalms (66)

Shamar (Hebrew שָׁמַר, Strong's H8104) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to keep: obey”. It occurs 468 times in 439 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H8104G: to keep: obey

: obey/observe
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, have charge of
1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)
1a3) to watch for, wait for
1a4) to watch, observe
1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain
1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
1a8) to keep, preserve, protect
1a9) to keep, reserve
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
1b3) to be kept, be guarded
1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed
1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from

H8104H: to keep: guard

: guard
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, have charge of
1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)
1a3) to watch for, wait for
1a4) to watch, observe
1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain
1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
1a8) to keep, preserve, protect
1a9) to keep, reserve
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
1b3) to be kept, be guarded
1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed
1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from

H8104J: to keep: careful

: careful/dilligent
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, have charge of
1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)
1a3) to watch for, wait for
1a4) to watch, observe
1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain
1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
1a8) to keep, preserve, protect
1a9) to keep, reserve
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
1b3) to be kept, be guarded
1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed
1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from

H8104I: to keep: look at

: look_at/watch
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, have charge of
1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
1a2a) watch, watchman (participle)
1a3) to watch for, wait for
1a4) to watch, observe
1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain
1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
1a8) to keep, preserve, protect
1a9) to keep, reserve
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
1b3) to be kept, be guarded
1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed
1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVkeep (182), kept (70), observe (41), heed (35), keepeth (19), keepers (15), keeper (13), beware (9), preserve (9), keeping (7), preserved (6), preserveth (6), and 27 other renderings
BSBkeep (71), be careful (26), kept (15), guard (13), carefully (13), you are to keep (9), keeping (9), you must keep (7), who keeps (6), keeper (5), who keep (4), careful (4), and 203 other renderings

Topics

Verses

Shamar occurs in 439 verses, listed here by reference.

Genesis (15): 2:15, 3:24, 4:9, 17:9, 17:10, 18:19, 24:6, 26:5, 28:15, 28:20, 30:31, 31:24, 31:29, 37:11, 41:35

Exodus (24): 10:28, 12:17, 12:24, 12:25, 13:10, 15:26, 16:28, 19:5, 19:12, 20:6, 21:29, 21:36, 22:7, 22:10, 23:13, 23:15, 23:20, 23:21, 31:13, 31:14, 31:16, 34:11, 34:12, 34:18

Leviticus (16): 8:35, 18:4, 18:5, 18:26, 18:30, 19:3, 19:19, 19:30, 19:37, 20:8, 20:22, 22:9, 22:31, 25:18, 26:2, 26:3

Numbers (19): 1:53, 3:7, 3:8, 3:10, 3:28, 3:32, 3:38, 6:24, 8:26, 9:19, 9:23, 18:3, 18:4, 18:5, 18:7, 23:12, 28:2, 31:30, 31:47

Deuteronomy (65): 2:4, 4:2, 4:6, 4:9, 4:15, 4:23, 4:40, 5:1, 5:10, 5:12, 5:29, 5:32, 6:2, 6:3, 6:12, 6:17, 6:25, 7:8, 7:9, 7:11, 7:12, 8:1, 8:2, 8:6, 8:11, 10:13, 11:1, 11:8, 11:16, 11:22, 11:32, 12:1, 12:13, 12:19, 12:28, 12:30, 12:32, 13:4, 13:18, 15:5, 15:9, 16:1, 16:12, 17:10, 17:19, 19:9, 23:9, 23:23, 24:8, 26:16, 26:17, 26:18, 27:1, 28:1, 28:9, 28:13, 28:15, 28:45, 28:58, 29:9, 30:10, 30:16, 31:12, 32:46, 33:9

Joshua (10): 1:7, 1:8, 6:18, 10:18, 22:2, 22:3, 22:5, 23:6, 23:11, 24:17

Judges (6): 1:24, 2:22, 7:19, 13:4, 13:13, 13:14

1 Samuel (16): 1:12, 2:9, 7:1, 9:24, 13:13, 13:14, 17:20, 17:22, 19:2, 19:11, 21:4, 25:21, 26:15, 26:16, 28:2, 30:23

2 Samuel (10): 11:16, 15:16, 16:21, 18:12, 20:3, 20:10, 22:22, 22:24, 22:44, 23:5

1 Kings (21): 2:3, 2:4, 2:43, 3:6, 3:14, 6:12, 8:23, 8:24, 8:25, 8:58, 8:61, 9:4, 9:6, 11:10, 11:11, 11:34, 11:38, 13:21, 14:8, 14:27, 20:39

2 Kings (18): 6:9, 6:10, 9:14, 10:31, 11:5, 11:6, 11:7, 12:9, 17:13, 17:19, 17:37, 18:6, 21:8, 22:4, 22:14, 23:3, 23:4, 25:18

1 Chronicles (9): 9:19, 10:13, 12:29, 22:12, 22:13, 23:32, 28:8, 29:18, 29:19

2 Chronicles (14): 5:11, 6:14, 6:15, 6:16, 7:17, 12:10, 13:11, 19:7, 23:6, 33:8, 34:9, 34:21, 34:22, 34:31

Ezra (1): 8:29

Nehemiah (11): 1:5, 1:7, 1:9, 2:8, 3:29, 9:32, 10:29, 11:19, 12:25, 12:45, 13:22

Esther (6): 2:3, 2:8, 2:14, 2:15, 2:21, 6:2

Job (12): 2:6, 10:12, 10:14, 13:27, 14:16, 22:15, 23:11, 24:15, 29:2, 33:11, 36:21, 39:1

Psalms (66): 12:7, 16:1, 17:4, 17:8, 18:21, 18:23, 19:11, 25:20, 31:6, 34:20, 37:28, 37:34, 37:37, 39:1, 41:2, 56:6, 59:9, 71:10, 78:10, 78:56, 86:2, 89:28, 89:31, 91:11, 97:10, 99:7, 103:18, 105:45, 106:3, 107:43, 116:6, 119:4, 119:5, 119:8, 119:9, 119:17, 119:34, 119:44, 119:55, 119:57, 119:60, 119:63, 119:67, 119:88, 119:101, 119:106, 119:134, 119:136, 119:146, 119:158, 119:167, 119:168, 121:3, 121:4, 121:5, 121:7, 121:8, 127:1, 130:3, 130:6, 132:12, 140:4, 141:9, 145:20, 146:6, 146:9

Proverbs (29): 2:8, 2:11, 2:20, 3:26, 4:4, 4:6, 4:21, 5:2, 6:22, 6:24, 7:1, 7:2, 7:5, 8:32, 8:34, 10:17, 13:3, 13:18, 14:3, 15:5, 16:17, 19:8, 19:16, 21:23, 22:5, 22:18, 27:18, 28:4, 29:18

Ecclesiastes (9): 3:6, 5:1, 5:8, 5:13, 8:2, 8:5, 11:4, 12:3, 12:13

Song of Solomon (2): 3:3, 5:7

Isaiah (10): 7:4, 21:11, 21:12, 26:2, 42:20, 56:1, 56:2, 56:4, 56:6, 62:6

Jeremiah (13): 3:5, 4:17, 5:24, 8:7, 9:4, 16:11, 17:21, 20:10, 31:10, 35:4, 35:18, 51:12, 52:24

Ezekiel (19): 11:20, 17:14, 18:9, 18:19, 18:21, 20:18, 20:19, 20:21, 36:27, 37:24, 40:45, 40:46, 43:11, 44:8, 44:14, 44:15, 44:16, 44:24, 48:11

Daniel (1): 9:4

Hosea (4): 4:10, 12:6, 12:12, 12:13

Amos (2): 1:11, 2:4

Jonah (1): 2:8

Micah (2): 6:16, 7:5

Zechariah (2): 3:7, 11:11

Malachi (6): 2:7, 2:9, 2:15, 2:16, 3:7, 3:14

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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