תִשְׁמְרֵ֣/ם

𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤓/𐤌

tishemerem

you keep them

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

Proverbs 22:18 · Word #4

Lexicon H8104

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

Morphology HVqi2ms/Sp3mp 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 s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8104-50

you (masculine singular) will hedge-guard them

Rootשׁמר (sh-m-r)
Core Meaningsguarding, watching, preserving, keeping, hedging about for protection
Semantic Rangeto guard, keep, watch over, preserve, observe, attend carefully to, protect, maintain
Conceptual Significanceשׁמר expresses covenantal faithfulness and vigilant care, often describing YHWH’s protective oversight or Israel’s duty to keep commandments. It conveys both protective guardianship and attentive obedience within the covenant relationship.
Morphological NotesQal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix ("you will guard them"). The Qal stem conveys simple active action.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the root sense of שׁמר as guarding or hedging about for protection. "You (masculine singular)" reflects the Qal imperfect 2ms form, and "them" represents the 3rd masculine plural pronominal suffix.

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
H4929-02 bemishemar in a guarding-watch

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