שומר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־מ־ר (š-m-r)

From the root שׁ־מ־ר

Pronunciation

Verb

שומר / שֻׁמַּר (šumár) (pu'al construction, active counterpart שימר \ שִׁמֵּר)

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

Noun

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

  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 (šomér)

  1. masculine singular present of שָׁמַר

Etymology 2

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

Noun

שומר / שֻׁמָּר (šumár) m

  1. fennel
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From the Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumer).

Proper noun

שׁוּמֶר (šumer)

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