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Ecclesiastes 11:4

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Masoretic Text 1524

H8104 He that observeth שׁמר

H7307 the wind רוח

H3808 shall not לא

H2232 sow יזרע

H7200 and he that regardeth וראה

H5645 the clouds בעבים

H3808 shall not לא

H7114 reap יקצור׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

that

H8104 observeth

the

H7307 wind

shall

H3808 not

H2232 sow

and

that

H7200 regardeth

the

H5645 clouds

shall

H3808 not

H7114 reap

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