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1 Samuel 1:12

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Masoretic Text 1524

H1961 And it came to pass והיה

H3588 as כי

H7235 she continued הרבתה

H6419 praying להתפלל

H6440 before לפני

H3068 the LORD יהוה

H5941 that Eli ועלי

H8104 marked שׁמר

H853 את

H6310 her mouth פיה׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

came

H1961 pass

H3588 as

she

H7235 continued

H6419 praying

H6440 before

the

H3068 LORD

that

H5941 Eli

H8104 marked

her

H6310 mouth

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