שָׁמַר
samar (šāmar)
/shaw-MAR/
“to guard, keep, preserve, observe”
To keep, watch over, guard; original charge to Adam in garden sanctuary ('cultivate and keep it', Genesis 2:15) and priestly tabernacle guard.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
keepobserveheedpreserve
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: שָׁמַר (to guard, keep, preserve, observe) -> G5442
LXX conceptual translation: שָׁמַר (to guard, keep, preserve, observe) -> G5083
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where שָׁמַר (samar) carries significant theological or narrative weight.