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Shomer <a href="../hebrew/7764.htm" title="7764">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Shomer: Watchman, Keeper, Guard</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שׁוֹמֵר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Showmer<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sho-MER<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(sho-mare')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Watchman, Keeper, Guard<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Shomer<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root verb שָׁמַר (shamar), meaning "to keep," "to guard," or "to watch."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G1127 (γρηγορέω, grēgoreō):</b> To watch, to be vigilant.<p> - <b>G5083 (τηρέω, tēreō):</b> To keep, to guard, to observe.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Shomer" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote someone who is responsible for watching over or guarding something or someone. This can refer to a literal watchman who guards a city or a figurative guardian who protects spiritual or moral values. The role of a shomer is one of vigilance, responsibility, and care.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the role of a watchman was crucial for the safety and security of cities and communities. Watchmen were stationed on city walls or towers to observe and report any approaching danger. This role extended beyond physical security to include spiritual and moral oversight, as leaders and prophets were often seen as watchmen over the people of Israel, tasked with warning them of impending judgment or guiding them back to righteousness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm">shamar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>two Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Shomer (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שֹׁמֵר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine 1.</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>father of one of Joash's murderers</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/12-21.htm">2 Kings 12:21</a>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σωμηρ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σεμμηρ</font> (called <font class="hebrew2">שִׁמְרִית</font> q. v., a Moabitess, "" 2Chronicles 24:26). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Asherite</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7-32.htm">1 Chronicles 7:32</a>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σαμηρ</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σωμηρ</font>; = <font class="hebrew2">שֶׁמֶר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2b.</b></font> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Shomer <p>Or Shomer {sho-mare'}; active participle of <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm">shamar</a>; keeper; Shomer, the name of two Israelites -- Shomer. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm">shamar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שֹׁמֵ֤ר ׀ שׁוֹמֵ֖ר שומר שמר shoMer šō·mêr šō·w·mêr šōmêr šōwmêr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_kings/12-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 12:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וִיהוֹזָבָ֨ד בֶּן־ <b> שֹׁמֵ֤ר ׀ </b> עֲבָדָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Shomer,</span> his servants,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Shomer,</span> his servants,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/12-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Jehozabad the son <span class="itali">of Shomer</span> his servants struck<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/7-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 7:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יַפְלֵ֔ט וְאֶת־ <b> שׁוֹמֵ֖ר </b> וְאֶת־ חוֹתָ֑ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Japhlet, <span class="itali">Shomer</span> and Hotham,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Japhlet, <span class="itali">and Shomer,</span> and Hotham,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> became of Japhlet <span class="itali">Shomer</span> and Hotham and Shua<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7763.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7763.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7763<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shomer_7763.htm">šō·mêr — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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