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OSHB Prov 19:16 שֹׁמֵר (shomēr) Strongs=8104 Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’
contextual word gloss=‘[one_who]_keeps_of’ possible word glosses=‘He / it_was_watching’
Morphology=Vqrmsc PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-1000

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Other uses (9) of identical word form שֹׁמֵר (Morphology=Vqrmsc PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘שֹׁמֵר’ (Morphology=Vqrmsc PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) has 5 different glosses: ‘[is]_guarding_of’, ‘[one_who]_keeps_of’, ‘[one_who]_watches_of’, ‘[the_one_who]_kept_of’, ‘the_keeper_of’.

NEH 2:8 contextual word gloss=‘[the_one_who]_kept_of’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB NEH 2:8 word 4

OET-LV: 8 And_a _letter to ʼĀşāf the _one _who_kept _of the_forest which to/for_the _king that he _will _give to_me wood(s) to_make _beams _for DOM the _gates _of the _citadel which belongs_to_house and_for_the _wall _of the_city and_for_house which I _will _go to_him/it and_he _gave_them to_me the_king according_to _the _hand _of my _god _of_of (the)_good on_me. (NEH_2:8)

OET-RV: 8 Also a letter to Asaf, the keeper of the king’s forest, so he’ll give me timber for the beams of the gates of the fortress near the temple, and for the city wall, and for the house that I’ll live in.” Then the king granted those requests, thanks to God’s help on what I was doing. (NEH 2:8)

NEH 3:29 contextual word gloss=‘the_keeper_of’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB NEH 3:29 word 13

OET-LV: 29 after_him Tsādōq/(Zadok) he _repaired the _son _of ʼImmēr before house _of_his _own and_after_him Shemaiah he _repaired the _son _of Shəkan^yāh of _the _gate _of the _keeper _of the _east. (NEH_3:29)

OET-RV: 29 Next to them, Immer’s son Tsadok repaired opposite his house, then Shecanyah’s son Shemayah the gatekeeper at the Eastern Gate repaired the next section. (NEH 3:29)

EST 2:3 contextual word gloss=‘[the_one_who]_kept_of’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB EST 2:3 word 25

OET-LV: 3 And_let _him _appoint the_king appointees in_all the _provinces _of his/its_kingdom and_let _them _gather DOM every _of girl virgin good _of appearance to Shūshan the_citadel to the _house _of the _women into the _hand _of Hegai the _eunuch _of the_king the _one _who_kept _of the_women and_let _him _give cleansings _of_their. (EST_2:3)

OET-RV: 3 You could assign officers in each province of your empire to bring every virgin who is very beautiful here to your capital city of Shushan. They could stay in the harem for virgins under the custody of Hegai, the castrated royal guardian who takes care of the young women who live there and he could arrange for them to receive beauty treatments. (EST 2:3)

EST 2:8 contextual word gloss=‘[the_one_who]_kept_of’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB EST 2:8 word 23

OET-LV: 8 And_he/it _was when_were _heard the _edict _of the_king and_his _of_orders and_when_were _gathered young _women many to Shūshan the_citadel into the _hand _of Hegai and_ ʼEştēr _she _was _taken to the _house _of the_king into the _hand _of Hegai the _one _who_kept _of the_women. (EST_2:8)

OET-RV: 8 So when the king’s command and decree became known, many young women were being brought into the capital city of Shushan and placed under Hegai’s charge, and this is what happened to Esther. (Hegai was the overseer of the women.) (EST 2:8)

EST 2:14 contextual word gloss=‘[the_one_who]_kept_of’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB EST 2:14 word 16

OET-LV: 14 In_evening she was_going and_in_morning she was_returning to the _house _of the _women second into the _hand _of Shaashgaz the _eunuch _of the_king the _one _who_kept _of the_concubines not she _went again into the_king if/because (if) he _delighted in_her the_king and_she _was _summoned by_name. (EST_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 She’d be taken across in the evening, and in the morning she’d be led out to the other harem which was for the concubines. (That harem was overseen by Shaashgaz, another castrated royal guardian.) The women taken there wouldn’t go again to the king’s house unless he had especially liked them and summoned her back by name. (EST 2:14)

EST 2:15 contextual word gloss=‘[the_one_who]_kept_of’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB EST 2:15 word 26

OET-LV: 15 And_when_arrived the _turn _of ʼEştēr the _daughter _of ʼAⱱīhayil the _uncle _of Mārəddəkay whom he _had _taken to_him/it to_a _daughter to_go to the_king not she _requested anything if/because (if) DOM that_which he _said Hegai the _eunuch _of the_king the _one _who_kept _of the_women and_ ʼEştēr _it _became favour bearing _of in/on_both _eyes _of all _of those _of_who_saw _her. (EST_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 Now Esther was the daughter of Mordekai’s uncle, Abihail, from whom Mordekai had adopted her as his own daughter. When it was her turn to go to the king, she didn’t ask for anything other than what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised, and everyone who saw Esther liked her. (EST 2:15)

PROV 19:16 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_guarding_of’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB PROV 19:16 word 3

OET-LV: 16 one _who_keeps _of a _command is_guarding _of life _of_his the_one _who_despises _of ways _of_(of)_his he _will _die. (PRO_19:16)

OET-RV: 16 The ones who obey Yahweh’s instructions will preserve their lives.
⇔ ^ Anyone who despises his ways, will die. (PRO 19:16)

ECC 11:4 contextual word gloss=‘[one_who]_watches_of’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB ECC 11:4 word 1

OET-LV: 4 one _who_watches _of a _wind not he _will _sow and_one _who_looks on_clouds not he _will _reap. (ECC_11:4)

OET-RV: 4 A person who worries about the wind,
⇔ won’t sow any seed,
⇔ ≈ and someone who keeps looking at the clouds,
⇔ will never harvest their crop. (ECC 11:4)

JER 35:4 contextual word gloss=‘the_keeper_of’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB JER 35:4 word 23

OET-LV: 4 And_I _brought DOM_them the _house _of YHWH to the _room _of the _sons _of Ḩānān the _son _of Igdaliah the _man _of the_ʼElohīm which was_beside the _room _of the _officials which was_from_above (to)_the_room _of Maˊₐsē^yāh the _son _of Shallūm the _keeper _of the _threshold. (JER_35:4)

OET-RV: 4 ◙ (JER 35:4)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’’ have 22 different glosses: ‘O_watchman’, ‘[he_is]_keeping’, ‘[he_is]_protecting’, ‘[is]_guarding_of’, ‘[is]_keeping’, ‘[is]_protecting’, ‘[is]_watching’, ‘[is]_watching_over’, ‘[one_who]_guards’, ‘[one_who]_keeps’, ‘[one_who]_keeps_of’, ‘[one_who]_watches_of’, ‘[the]_watchman’, ‘[the_one_who]_kept’, ‘[the_one_who]_kept_of’, ‘[was]_watching’, ‘[which]_keeps’, ‘[who]_keeps’, ‘a_watchman’, ‘of_Shomer’, ‘the_keeper_of’, ‘watching’.