מְשַׁמְּרִ֖ים
𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌
meshamerim
those who 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).
Jonah 2:9 · Word #1
Lexicon H8104
| Lemma | שָׁמַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤓 |
| Transliteration | shâmar |
| Strong's | H8104 |
| In-context | those who keep |
Morphology HVprmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H8104-19
the men who are guarding
| Morphological Notes | Piel active participle, masculine plural absolute, from שָׁמַר. The participial form conveys continuous or characteristic action: "those who are guarding/keeping." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form מְשַׁמְּרִים is a masculine plural active participle, indicating ongoing action by multiple male subjects. "The men who are guarding" preserves the active, continuous sense of the participle and explicitly reflects the masculine plural morphology while maintaining the root idea of protective vigilance. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁמר (to hedge about, guard, watch, keep, preserve, attend carefully)
| 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 |