וְ/תִשְׁמְרֶ֑/ךָּ
𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤓/𐤊
shâmar
and she will guard you
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.
Proverbs 4:6 · Word #3
Lexicon H8104
| Lemma | שָׁמַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤓 |
| Transliteration | shâmar |
| Strong's | H8104 |
| Definition | 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. |
Morphology HC/Vqi3fs/Sp2ms
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
| Phrase | and she will guard you |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8104-89
and she will guard you
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect 3fs with prefixed conjunction וְ; 2ms pronominal suffix as direct object. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular expresses a simple future action, "she will guard," and the 2nd masculine singular suffix adds the object "you." The rendering preserves the core root sense of vigilant protection or careful keeping without contextual expansion. |
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