לִ/שְׁמ֥וֹר
𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤓
lishemor
to keep
a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; 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).
2 Chronicles 5:11 · Word #12
Lexicon H8104
| Lemma | שָׁמַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤓 |
| Transliteration | shâmar |
| Strong's | H8104 |
| In-context | to keep |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H8104-18
to guard / to watch over
| Morphological Notes | Verb from שָׁמַר in the Qal stem; infinitive construct with prefixed ל (HR/Vqc), expressing purpose, intention, or result. No gender, number, or person marking in this form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל, indicating purpose or result (“to…”). The rendering "to guard / to watch over" preserves the concrete root sense of hedging about for protection while reflecting the simple (Qal) active stem without added causative or intensive nuance. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁמר (guarding, watching, preserving, keeping, hedging about for protection)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H821-01 |
ashemurot | night guard-watches |
H821-02 |
beashemoret | in the guarding-watch of |
H821-03 |
beashemurot | in the guarding-watches |
Word Usage (469 occurrences of H8104)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:15 | וּ/לְ/שָׁמְרָֽ/הּ | uleshamerah | and to keep it |
| Genesis 3:24 | לִ/שְׁמֹ֕ר | lishemor | to guard |
| Genesis 4:9 | הֲ/שֹׁמֵ֥ר | hashomer | keeper |