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Nehemiah 12:45

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Masoretic Text 1524

H8104 kept וישׁמרו

H4931 the ward משׁמרת

H430 of their God אלהיהם

H4931 and the ward ומשׁמרת

H2893 of the purification הטהרה

H7891 And both the singers והמשׁררים

H7778 and the porters והשׁערים

H4687 according to the commandment כמצות

H1732 of David דויד

H8010 and of Solomon שׁלמה

H1121 his son בנו׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

both

the

H7891 singers

and

the

H7778 porters

H8104 kept

the

H4931 ward

their

H430 God

and

the

H4931 ward

the

H2893 purification

according

the

H4687 commandment

H1732 David

and

H8010 Solomon

his

H1121 son

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H8104

Hebrew: שָׁמַר

Transliteration: shâmar

Pronunciation: shaw-mar'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: {beware} 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).

Definition:

properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc.

1. to keep, guard, observe, give heed

a. (Qal)

1. to keep, have charge of

2. to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a

b. watch, watchman (participle)

1. to watch for, wait for

2. to watch, observe

3. to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)

4. to keep (within bounds), restrain

5. to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)

6. to keep, preserve, protect

7. to keep, reserve

c. (Niphal)

1. to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware

2. to keep oneself, refrain, abstain

3. to be kept, be guarded

d. (Piel) to keep, pay heed

e. (Hithpael) to keep oneself from

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906