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Psalms 146:9

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Masoretic Text 1524

H3068 The LORD יהוה

H8104 preserveth שׁמר

H853 את

H1616 the strangers גרים

H3490 the fatherless יתום

H490 and widow ואלמנה

H5749 he relieveth יעודד

H1870 but the way ודרך

H7563 of the wicked רשׁעים

H5791 he turneth upside down יעות׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

The

H3068 LORD

H8104 preserveth

the

H1616 strangers

H5749 relieveth

the

H3490 fatherless

and

H490 widow

but

the

H1870 way

the

H7563 wicked

turneth

upside

H5791 down

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