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Isaiah 21:12

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Masoretic Text 1524

H559 said אמר

H8104 The watchman שׁמר

H857 cometh אתה

H1242 The morning בקר

H1571 and also וגם

H3915 the night לילה

H518 if אם

H1158 ye will enquire תבעיון

H1158 enquire בעיו

H7725 ye return שׁבו

H857 come אתיו׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

The

H8104 watchman

H559 said

The

H1242 morning

H857 cometh

and

H1571 also

the

H3915 night

H518 if

will

H1158 enquire

H7725 return

H857 come

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