שָׁמַר (shamar) is a Hebrew verb meaning keep. It appears 469 times in 31 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8104).

Also rendered

• obey

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2414)

Root family 2414: שָׁמַר šāmar — I, keep, guard, observe, give heed

• שֹׁמְרוֹן šōmĕrôn — Samaria
• מִשְׁמֶרֶת mišmeret — guard
• מִשְׁמָר mišmār — place of confinement
• אַשְׁמוּרָה ʾašmûrâ — watch
• שִׁמֻּר šimmur — watching
• שְׁמֻרָה šĕmurâ — eye-lid
• שׇׁמְרָה šomrâ — guard

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