תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ

𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅

tishemeru

you shall 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).

H8104

Leviticus 18:4 · Word #6

Lexicon H8104

Lemmaשָׁמַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌𐤓
Transliterationshâmar
Strong'sH8104
In-contextyou shall keep

Morphology HVqi2mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H8104-53

you (plural) shall guard

Morphological NotesQal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural of שׁמר. The imperfect form commonly expresses future action, obligation, or ongoing duty in context.
Rendering RationaleThe root שׁמר conveys the idea of guarding or keeping watch over something with attentive care. The Qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural form תִּשְׁמְרוּ is rendered "you (plural) shall guard," preserving the simple active sense of the Qal stem and reflecting the second person masculine plural address inherent in the morphology.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שמר (guarding, watching, preserving, protecting, attending carefully)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4929-01 bamishemar in the guarding-watch
H4929-03 bemishemaro in his guarding-watch
H4931-03 bemishemeroteyhem in their guard-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