What does שִׁמֻּר · לַיִל mean in the Bible?
שִׁמֻּר · לַיִל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a night of watching, vigil, guarded observance".
Hebrew · H8107, H3915
לֵיל שִׁמֻּרִים
An observance · properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity
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שִׁמֻּר H8107 an observance
לַיִל H3915 properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity
Pronunciation laylāh
Night as darkness symbolizing adversity and spiritual danger; fundamental biblical metaphor for trial and divine testing.
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What does לֵיל שִׁמֻּרִים (lel shimmurim) mean in the Bible?
שִׁמֻּר · לַיִל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a night of watching, vigil, guarded observance".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8107, H3915?
H8107, H3915 is connected to 237 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a night of watching, vigil, guarded observance
Strong's H8107, H3915
Lexical occurrences 237 verses Source Gloss
a night of watching, vigil, guarded observance
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לֵיל שִׁמֻּרִים is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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