הֲ/שֹׁמֵ֥ר

𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤓

hashomer

keeper

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).

H8104

Genesis 4:9 · Word #11

Lexicon H8104

Lemmaשָׁמַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌𐤓
Transliterationshâmar
Strong'sH8104
In-contextkeeper

Morphology HTi/Vqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8104-07

the guarding one

Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine singular absolute, with prefixed definite article (הַ/הֲ). Functions substantivally: "the one who guards/keeps."
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal active participle, masculine singular absolute, with the definite article ("the"). "The guarding one" preserves the participial sense of ongoing action inherent in the Qal stem and reflects the masculine singular form indicated by the morphology.

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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