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Jeremiah 4:17

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Masoretic Text 1524

H8104 As keepers כשׁמרי

H7704 of a field שׂדי

H1961 are היו

H5921 they against עליה

H5439 מסביב

H3588 because כי

H853 אתי

H4784 she hath been rebellious מרתה

H5002 me saith נאם

H3069 יהוה׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H8104 keepers

H7704 field

H1961 are

they

H5921 against

her

round

H4480 about

H3588 because

she

hath

been

H4784 rebellious

H5921 against

H5002 saith

the

H3068 LORD

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