הַשְּׁעָרִים
Ne 13:2
2,
שֹׁמְרֵי הַבַּיִת
(fig.) Ec 12:3
;
הַבַּיִת שׁ׳
keep the house
(of Davids concubines)
2 S 15:16
;
16:21
;
20:3
;
שֹׁמֵר הַכֵּלִים
1 S 17:2
2,
שׁ׳ הַבְּגָדִים
2 K 22:1
4,
שׁ׳ הַפַּרְדֵּס
Ne 2:
8,
שׁ׳ הַנָּשִׁים
Est 2:
3,
14
,
15
,
שֹׁמְרִים
abs.
Ju 7:19 Je 51:1
2.
c.
hence
watch for, wait for
,
acc. pers.
1 S 19:11
(to kill him),
cf.
ψ 59:1
(title;
acc.
הַבַּיִת
); c. עֲקֵבַי
ψ 56:7
=
dog my steps,
71:10 Je 20:10
;
=
watch (suspiciously)
Jb 10:14
;
13:27
;
33:11
;
abs.
הַשֹּׁמְרִים
Ju 1:2
4;
wait for
,
נֶשֶׁף
Jb 24:1
5,
לַבֹּקֶר
ψ 130:6
(
×2
)
.
d.
watch, observe
,
acc. rei
1 S 1:12 Ec 11:4 Jb 39:1 Je 8:7
(of birds), with intelligence
Is 42:20
ψ 107:43
;
acc. pers.
37:37
(
||
ראה
), Zc 11:11
;
acc.
of sin
ψ 31:7
;
130:3
;
acc. rei
, for the purpose of avoiding,
17:4
.
2.
a.
keep, retain
, of storing up (food)
Gn 41:35
(
E
);
abs.
Ec 3:6
(
opp.
הִשְׁלִיךְ
); treasure up
(in memory)
Gn 37:11
(
E
),
cf.
Mal 2:7 1 Ch 29:18 Pr 4:21
(
בְּתוֹךְ לְבָבֶ֑ךָ
), 22:18 (בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ
); retain wrath Am 1:11 (read שָׁמַר לָנֶצַח
We Now GASm Mart
i;
v.
also
נָטַר
1
)
+
(anger om.)
Je 3:5
(
||
נטר
). b. keep
within boudns,
restrain
,
obj.
שׁוֹר
Ex 21:2
9,
36
(
E
);
c.
acc.
hand,
מִן
of evil
Is 56:2
;
fig.
keep thy foot
,
c.
cl. temp.
Ec. 4:17
;
אֶשׁ׳־לְפִי מַחְסוֹם
ψ
(
39:2
G Du
al.
אָשִׂימָה
); appar. reflex. (
=
Niph.
),
Jos 6:18
(
+
מִן־הַחֵרֶם
), poss. sc.
נַפְשְׁכֶם
Di
.
3.
a.
observe, celebrate
,
acc.
of festival, etc.,
Ex 23:15
(
E
),
34:18
(
J
),
12:17
, of day
v
17
(
P
), of month
Dt 16:1
.
b.
keep
sabbath
Dt 5:12 Lv 19:
3,
30
;
26:2
(all
H
),
Ex 31:13
,
14
,
16
(
P
),
Is 56:4
, also (
+
מֵחַלְּלוֹ
) v
2,
6
.
c.
of other obligations:
keep
covenant
Ez 17:14
, especially covenant of
י׳
Dt 29:8 1 K 11:11
+
5 times,
שְׁבֻעַת
י׳
1 K 2:4
3,
perform
vow
Dt 23:24
;
keep
commands
Je 35:18 Ez 20:1
8; especially
מִצְוֹת
, חֻקִּים
, עֲבֹדָה
, etc., of
י׳
(sometimes
||
נצר
), Ex 20:6 =
Dt 5:1
0,
Am 2:4 1 K 2:3
ψ 119:8
,
17
,
34
+
very often (
c.
120 times);
שׁ׳ דֶּרֶךְ י׳
Gn 18:19
(
J
)
+
4 times,
דַּרְכֵי י׳
2 S 22:22
=
ψ 18:22
,
ד׳ י׳
om. Ju 2:22b
;
שׁ׳ אָרְחוֹת צַדִּיקִים
Pr 2:20
(
||
תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ טוֹבִים
), דְּלּרָכַי שׁ׳
(ways of wisdom)
8:52
(
ψ 17:4
v.
1 d
);
keep, discharge
an office,
כְּהֻנָּה
Nu 3:1
0;
18:7
(both
P
),
abs.
2 Ch 5:11
; a function or duty, especially
שׁ׳ מִשְׁמֶרֶת
Lv 8:35 Nu 1:53
+
c.
32 times
(
v.
מ׳
infr
.);
acc.
of obligation often om., especially
D
(and
R
D
)
keep and do
Dt 4:
6;
GASm George Adam Smith. D Deuteronomist in Dt., in other books Deuteronomic author or redactor.