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It implies a time set aside for careful observation or guarding, often in a religious or ceremonial context. The root word "shamar" suggests an active engagement in keeping or preserving something of importance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of keeping watch was integral to both daily life and religious practice. Shepherds kept watch over their flocks, guards watched over city gates, and priests observed religious rites. The idea of a vigil or watch was also significant in the context of Passover, where the Israelites were instructed to keep watch as they prepared for their exodus from Egypt. This period of watchfulness was both a physical and spiritual act, symbolizing readiness and obedience to God's commands.<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>eyelid<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>eyelids* (1).<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">שְׁמֻרָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>eye-lid</b></font> (from its <em>guarding</em> the eye); — plural construct <font class="hebrew2">שְׁמֻרוֺת עֵינָ֑י</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/77-5.htm">Psalm 77:5</a>. <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>waking <p>Feminine of passive participle of <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm">shamar</a>; something guarded, i.e. An eye-lid -- waking. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm">shamar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שְׁמֻר֣וֹת שמרות šə·mu·rō·wṯ šəmurōwṯ shemuRot<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/psalms/77-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 77:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/77.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אָ֭חַזְתָּ <b> שְׁמֻר֣וֹת </b> עֵינָ֑י נִ֝פְעַ֗מְתִּי</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/77.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> mine eyes <span class="itali">waking:</span> I am so troubled<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/77-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have held <span class="itali">waking</span> eyes troubled<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8109.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8109.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8109<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shemurot_8109.htm">šə·mu·rō·wṯ — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/8108.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="8108"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="8108" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/8110.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="8110"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="8110" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>