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Psalms 119:17

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Masoretic Text 1524

H1580 Deal bountifully גמל

H5921 with על

H5650 thy servant עבדך

H2421 that I may live אחיה

H8104 and keep ואשׁמרה

H1697 thy word דברך׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

Deal

H1580 bountifully

H5921 with

thy

H5650 servant

that

may

H2421 live

and

H8104 keep

thy

H1697 word

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