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Nehemiah 12:25

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Masoretic Text 1524

H4983 Mattaniah מתניה

H1229 and Bakbukiah ובקבקיה

H5662 Obadiah עבדיה

H4918 Meshullam משׁלם

H2929 Talmon טלמון

H6126 Akkub עקוב

H8104 keeping שׁמרים

H7778 were porters שׁוערים

H4929 the ward משׁמר

H624 at the thresholds באספי

H8179 of the gates השׁערים׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H4983 Mattaniah

and

H1229 Bakbukiah

H5662 Obadiah

H4918 Meshullam

H2929 Talmon

H6126 Akkub

were

H7778 porters

H8104 keeping

the

H4929 ward

the

H624 thresholds

the

H8179 gates

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