שָׁמוּר
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤓
Shâmûwr
H8053 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper name, masculine: Shâmûwr — Personal name meaning 'watched' or 'protected.' Derived from the verbal root 'to guard, watch, keep.' In biblical usage, it designates an individual Israelite, notably in genealogical lists. The semantic range remains primarily that of a name based on the concept of being watched over or guarded.
Semantic Range
Shâmûwr as a proper name; one who is watched, guarded, protected (implied by passive participle formation)
Root / Etymology
From the root שׁמר (sh-m-r), meaning 'to guard, watch, keep.' The form שָׁמוּר is a passive participle, indicating 'one who is watched/guarded.' The word functions as a proper noun in context.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Shâmûwr appears in 1 Chronicles 4:37 within a genealogical context as the name of an Israelite individual. The use as a personal name likely carries the sense of invoking divine protection or designating one under special watchfulness. The root שׁמר is common for both theological (i.e., kept by the deity) and practical (watched over or guarded) senses in personal names. English translations may treat the term strictly as a personal name without translating its lexical sense, whereas the Hebrew meaning implicitly carries the idea of being guarded or protected. The marginal note referring to 'Shamir' is a separate proper name (Strong’s H8069) and not directly related; contextual care is needed to avoid conflation. There is no evidence that terminology such as 'Jew' or 'Judean' should be used for this period; the context is solely Israelite. The name does not appear outside this genealogical list.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
passive participle of שִׁמְצָה; observed; Shamur, an Israelite; Shamir (from the margin).
Bantu Hebrew
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שׁמר (sh-m-r) — to guard, to watch, to keep
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4929 | מִשְׁמָר | in the guard-post |
| H4931 | מִשְׁמֶרֶת | in a guarding-duty |
| H8069 | שָׁמִיר | in Shamir |
| H8111 | שֹׁמְרוֹן | to Watch-place Shomron |
| H8113 | שִׁמְרִי | Shimri |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8053-01 |
שמור | shmvr | HNp |
Shamir | I will guard | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8053-01 |
1 Chronicles 24:24 | שמור | shmvr | HNp |
Shamir | I will guard |