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H8104Hשָׁמַרsha.mar

to keep: guardPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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a Meaning of H8104G
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Occurrences by book

  1. 7
  2. 3
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 15
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 12
  10. 6
  11. 2
  12. 10
  13. 2
  14. 4
  15. 1
  16. 5
  17. 6
  18. 3
  19. 33
  20. 20
  21. 4
  22. 3
  23. 4
  24. 6
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 2
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 2
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 1
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 1
  39. 3

Renderings

JPS Tanakh 1917 is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

Other meanings of H8104

  • H8104Gשָׁמַרsha.marto keep: obeyH:VOccurrences: 202
  • H8104Iשָׁמַרsha.marto keep: look atH:VOccurrences: 29
  • H8104Jשָׁמַרsha.marto keep: carefulH:VOccurrences: 77

161 occurrences in 152 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 2:15

    And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

    וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃ (שָׁמְרָֽ) sha.me.Ra “keep”

  2. Genesis 3:24

    So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubim, and the flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way to the tree of life.

    לִשְׁמֹ֕ר (שְׁמֹ֕ר) sh.Mor “guard”

  3. Genesis 4:9

    And the LORD said unto Cain: 'Where is Abel thy brother?' And he said: 'I know not; am I my brother's keeper?'

    הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר (שֹׁמֵ֥ר) sho.Mer “[the] keeper”

  4. Genesis 28:15

    And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.'

    וּשְׁמַרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ (שְׁמַרְתִּ֙י) she.mar.Ti. “I will protect”

  5. Genesis 28:20

    And Jacob vowed a vow, saying: 'If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

    וּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙ (שְׁמָרַ֙) she.ma.Ra. “he will protect”

  6. Genesis 30:31

    And he said: 'What shall I give thee?' And Jacob said: 'Thou shalt not give me aught; if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.

    אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃ 'esh.Mor “I will protect [it]”

  7. Genesis 41:35

    And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.

    וְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ (שָׁמָֽרוּ) sha.Ma.ru “they will keep [it]”

  8. Exodus 22:6

    If a man deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double.

    לִשְׁמֹ֔ר (שְׁמֹ֔ר) sh.Mor “keep [them]”

  9. Exodus 22:9

    If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep, and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it;

    לִשְׁמֹ֑ר (שְׁמֹ֑ר) sh.Mor “keep [it]”

  10. Exodus 23:20

    Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

    לִשְׁמָרְךָ֖ (שְׁמָרְ) sh.ma.re. “guard”

  11. Numbers 1:53

    But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.'

    וְשָׁמְרוּ֙ (שָׁמְרוּ֙) sha.me.Ru “they will keep”

  12. Numbers 3:7

    And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

    וְשָׁמְר֣וּ (שָׁמְר֣וּ) sha.me.Ru “they will keep”

  13. Numbers 3:8

    And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

    וְשָׁמְר֗וּ (שָׁמְר֗וּ) sha.me.Ru “they will keep”

  14. Numbers 3:10

    And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.'

    וְשָׁמְר֖וּ (שָׁמְר֖וּ) sha.me.Ru “they will keep”

  15. Numbers 3:28

    according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, eight thousand and six hundred, keepers of the charge of the sanctuary.

    שֹׁמְרֵ֖י sho.me.Rei “[were] [the] keepers of”

  16. Numbers 3:32

    Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest being prince of the princes of the Levites, and having the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

    שֹׁמְרֵ֖י sho.me.Rei “[the] keepers of”

  17. Numbers 3:38

    And those that were to pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary, even the charge for the children of Israel; and the common man that dre

    שֹֽׁמְרִים֙ sho.me.Rim “keeping”

  18. Numbers 6:24

    The LORD bless thee, and keep thee;

    וְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ׃ (יִשְׁמְרֶֽ) yish.me.Re. “may he keep”

  19. Numbers 8:26

    but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, but they shall do no manner of service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges.'

    לִשְׁמֹ֣ר (שְׁמֹ֣ר) sh.Mor “keeping”

  20. Numbers 18:3

    And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the Tent; only they shall not come nigh unto the holy furniture and unto the altar, that they die not, neither they, nor ye.

    וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ (שָֽׁמְרוּ֙) sha.me.Ru “they will keep”

  21. Numbers 18:4

    And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, whatsoever the service of the Tent may be; but a common man shall not draw nigh unto you.

    וְשָֽׁמְר֗וּ (שָֽׁמְר֗וּ) sha.me.Ru “they will keep”

  22. Numbers 18:5

    And ye shall keep the charge of the holy things, and the charge of the altar, that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

    וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗ם (שְׁמַרְתֶּ֗ם) she.mar.Tem “you will keep”

  23. Numbers 18:7

    And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood in everything that pertaineth to the altar, and to that within the veil; and ye shall serve; I give you the priesthood as a service of gift; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to d

    תִּשְׁמְר֨וּ tish.me.Ru “you will keep”

  24. Numbers 31:30

    And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD

    שֹׁמְרֵ֕י sho.me.Rei “[who] keep”

  25. Numbers 31:47

    even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

    שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙ sho.me.Rei “[who] keep”