שומר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־מ־ר

From the root שׁ־מ־ר

Verb

שומר \ שֻׁמַּר (shumár) (pu'al construction)

  1. to be preserved, to be conserved
  2. to be pickled

Conjugation

Noun

שׁוֹמֵר (shomér) m (plural indefinite שׁוֹמְרִים, singular construct שׁוֹמֵר־, plural construct שׁוֹמְרֵי־)

  1. keeper, one who keeps
  2. guard, protector, one who protects
    • Psalms 121:4
      הִנֵּה לֹא יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן שׁוֹמֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל.
      hinnē lō yānūm v'lō yīšān šōmēr yiśrāʾēl.
      Behold, the guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.

Derived terms

Verb

שׁוֹמֵר (shomér)

  1. masculine singular present of שָׁמַר

Noun

שומר \ שֻׁמָּר (shumár) m

  1. fennel

Etymology 3

From the Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumer).

Proper noun

שׁוּמֶר (shumer)

  1. Sumer
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