guard, watch

Root √שׁמר: שָׁמַר vb keep watch preserve Qal keep have charge of , keep guard . captives watch for wait for hence. watch observe , keep retain . of storing up (food) keep restrain within bounds, observe celebrate , keep sabbath of other obligations observe = follow dictates of (prudence, justice, kindness, wisdom) י׳ sts.subj. keep reserve . weeks of harvest Niph be on one's guard keep oneself refrain abstain . be kept guarded . 36 Pi those paying regard to false vanities . Hithp I kept myself from . 465.

שׇׁמְרָה n.f guard watch ψ 141:3 . ;—