What does שָׁמַר · שַׁבָּת mean in the Bible?
שָׁמַר · שַׁבָּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Observe/keep the Sabbath day — the Deuteronomy verb versus Exodus's 'remember'".
Hebrew · H8104, H7676
שָׁמוֹר אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת
Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard ; generally, to protect , attend to , etc. · intermission , i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
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שָׁמַר H8104 properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard ; generally, to protect , attend to , etc.
Pronunciation šāmar
Protective vigilance—guarding through attentive observation; foundational to covenant obedience and divine watchfulness over creation.
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שַׁבָּת H7676 intermission , i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
Pronunciation shabbat
Cessation from work as divinely mandated rest; foundational to covenantal rhythm and Israel's liturgical calendar
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What does שָׁמוֹר אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת (shamor et-yom ha-Shabbat) mean in the Bible?
שָׁמַר · שַׁבָּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Observe/keep the Sabbath day — the Deuteronomy verb versus Exodus's 'remember'".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8104, H7676?
H8104, H7676 is connected to 580 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Observe/keep the Sabbath day — the Deuteronomy verb versus Exodus's 'remember'
Source Gloss
Observe/keep the Sabbath day — the Deuteronomy verb versus Exodus's 'remember'
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 256
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 225×
Participle active 1Chr 9:19 · 1Chr 12:30 · 1Kgs 8:23 · 1Sam 1:12 · 1Sam 17:20 · 1Sam 17:22 · 1Sam 28:2 · 2Chr 6:14 · 2Chr 13:11 · 2Chr 34:9 · 2Chr 34:22 · 2Kgs 9:14 · 2Kgs 12:10 · 2Kgs 22:4 · 2Kgs 22:14 · 2Kgs 23:4 73×
Imperfect 1Chr 22:13 · 1Kgs 9:4 · 2Chr 7:17 · Deut 19:9 · Deut 23:24 · Deut 28:9 · Deut 28:58 · Exod 23:15 · Exod 34:18 · Gen 17:9 · Isa 42:20 · Job 14:16 · Job 22:15 · Job 39:1 · Josh 1:8 · Prov 2:20 69×
Perfect 2Chr 34:21 · Amos 2:4 · Deut 33:9 · Ezek 20:21 · Ezek 44:15 · Ezek 48:11 · Jer 8:7 · Jer 16:11 · Judg 2:22 · Num 9:23 · Ps 78:10 · Ps 78:56 · Ps 99:7 · Ps 119:136 · Ps 119:158 · 1Chr 10:13 49×
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 8:25 · 1Kgs 20:39 · 2Chr 6:16 · Deut 12:28 · Eccl 4:17 · Eccl 8:2 · Eccl 12:13 · Exod 34:11 · Hos 12:7 · Job 2:6 · Mic 7:5 · Prov 4:4 · Prov 7:1 · Prov 7:2 · Ps 37:37 · 1Chr 28:8 22×
Infinitive absolute Deut 5:12 · Deut 6:17 · Deut 11:22 · Deut 16:1 · Deut 27:1 5×
Cohortative Ps 39:2 · Ps 59:10 3×
Participle passive 1Sam 9:24 · Eccl 5:12 2×
Infinitive construct Deut 8:11 1×
Jussive Ezek 20:18 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 30×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 19:2 · 2Kgs 6:9 · Deut 4:9 · Deut 6:12 · Deut 8:11 · Deut 12:13 · Deut 12:19 · Deut 12:30 · Deut 15:9 · Deut 24:8 · Exod 10:28 · Exod 23:21 · Exod 34:12 · Gen 24:6 · Gen 31:24 · Gen 31:29 24×
Perfect 1Sam 21:5 · Ps 37:28 · 2Sam 20:10 · Hos 12:14 4×
Imperfect Exod 23:13 · Judg 13:13 2×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Participle active Jonah 2:9 1×
Word Origins
שָׁמוֹר אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain