Hebrew · H8104, H990 · unreviewed

תִּשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ

Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard ; generally, to protect , attend to , etc. · the belly , especially the womb ; also the bosom or body of anything

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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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בֶּטֶן H990 the belly , especially the womb ; also the bosom or body of anything

Pronunciation beṭen

The womb as life-source: inner receptacle where human existence originates and develops before birth.

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What does תִּשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ (tishmerem bevitnekha) mean in the Bible?

שָׁמַר · בֶּטֶן is a Hebrew word meaning "keep them within you, guard them in your inward parts".

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Meaning

keep them within you, guard them in your inward parts

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

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×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 256 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Participle 74 Imperfect 72 Perfect 53 Imperative 46 Infinitive absolute 5 Cohortative 3 Participle passive 2 Infinitive construct 1

Stem

Qal 225 Niphal 30 Piel 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 64 Indicative 53 Imperative 46 Indicative/cohortative 7 Jussive 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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