שמר

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ר (š-m-r)

Etymology 1

Verb

שָׁמַר • (shamár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִשְׁמַר)

  1. to guard
  2. (by extension) to keep
  3. (computing) to save
Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׁמַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first שָׁמַרְתִּי שָׁמַרְנוּ
second שָׁמַרְתָּ שָׁמַרְתְּ שְׁמַרְתֶּם1 שְׁמַרְתֶּן1
third שָׁמַר שָׁמְרָה שָׁמְרוּ
present שׁוֹמֵר שׁוֹמֶרֶת שׁוֹמְרִים שׁוֹמְרוֹת
future first אשמור / אֶשְׁמֹר נשמור / נִשְׁמֹר
second תשמור / תִּשְׁמֹר תִּשְׁמְרִי תִּשְׁמְרוּ תשמורנה / תִּשְׁמֹרְנָה2
third ישמור / יִשְׁמֹר תשמור / תִּשְׁמֹר יִשְׁמְרוּ תשמורנה / תִּשְׁמֹרְנָה2
imperative שמור / שְׁמֹר שִׁמְרִי שִׁמְרוּ שמורנה / שְׁמֹרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced שָׁמַרְתֶּם and שָׁמַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Derived terms

Verb

שִׁמֵּר • (shimér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שימר

Verb

שֻׁמַּר • (šumár) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of שומר

Noun

שמרים

שֶׁמֶר • (shémer) m (plural indefinite שְׁמָרִים, plural construct שִׁמְרֵי־)

  1. single yeast cell
  2. (in the plural) yeast
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Noun

שֻׁמָּר • (šumár) m

  1. defective spelling of שומר

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