שומר

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
שׁ־מ־ר (š-m-r)

From the root שׁ־מ־ר

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

שומר / שֻׁמַּר (šumár) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction, active counterpart שימר / שִׁמֵּר)

  1. to be preserved, to be conserved
  2. to be pickled
Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

שׁוֹמֵר (šomérm (plural indefinite שׁוֹמְרִים, singular construct שׁוֹמֵר־, plural construct שׁוֹמְרֵי־) [pattern: קוֹטֵל]

  1. keeper, one who keeps
  2. guard, protector, one who protects
    • Tanach, 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.
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Verb[edit]

שׁוֹמֵר (šomér)

  1. masculine singular present of שָׁמַר

Etymology 2[edit]

From Akkadian 𒌑𒄩 (šimru, fennel). See Arabic شَمَر (šamar, fennel) for other cognates. Largely displaced the native Hebrew synonym גּוּפְנָן (gup̄nān, fennel).

Noun[edit]

שומר / שֻׁמָּר (šumárm

  1. fennel
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From the Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumer).

Proper noun[edit]

שׁוּמֶר (šumer)

  1. Sumer (an ancient civilization in southern Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq)
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