תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽ/ם

𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤓/𐤌

shâmar

will protect them

To keep, guard, watch over, or observe; to exercise attentive care or protective oversight; to be heedful or conscientious concerning something. In different contexts, שָׁמַר can refer to guarding property or people, observing commandments or rules, paying careful attention, or maintaining a condition or state. The term implies vigilance and responsibility, encompassing both practical guardianship and conscientious observance.

H8104

Proverbs 14:3 · Word #7

Lexicon H8104

Lemmaשָׁמַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌𐤓
Transliterationshâmar
Strong'sH8104
DefinitionTo keep, guard, watch over, or observe; to exercise attentive care or protective oversight; to be heedful or conscientious concerning something. In different contexts, שָׁמַר can refer to guarding property or people, observing commandments or rules, paying careful attention, or maintaining a condition or state. The term implies vigilance and responsibility, encompassing both practical guardianship and conscientious observance.

Morphology HVqi3fs/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phrasewill protect them

SIBI-P1 Translation H8104-57

she will guard them

Morphological NotesQal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperfect conveys a simple future or incomplete action, and the 3rd feminine singular form requires "she" as the subject. The 3rd masculine plural suffix is preserved as "them," maintaining the object relationship inherent in the form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

will guard them

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'she will guard them' is root-faithful to the femininity of 'lips,' but English idiom and context dictate 'will guard them' for smoother subject-verb agreement with 'lips' as plural. Adjustment for contextual agreement.