Shimur (שימור) means preserve in Hebrew.
It can also mean conserve. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
preserve, conserve
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shimur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1השגחה, שימת לב על דבר כלשהו.
לֵיל שִׁמֻּרִים הוּא לַיהוָה לְהוֹצִיאָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם; הוּא־הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה לַיהוה שִׁמֻּרִים לְכָל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְדֹרֹתָם.
- 2הגנה על החי והצומח מנזקי האדם הטבעיים. הגנה על חפצים מבלאי טבעי.
- 3הארכת חיי מדף. תיקון מאכל וכדומה למען לא יתקלקל וישאר טרי לאורך זמן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shimur is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁמּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- שימור
- Said
- shimur
- Root
- ש־מ־ר
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- שִׁמּוּרִים
- Inflections
- ר' שִׁמּוּרִים
- Gematria
- 556
This is how Shimur is said in other languages.
- English
- preserve, conserve
- Spanish
- observación, análisis
These words mean nearly the same as Shimur.
- שמירהguarding
- משמר
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These words mean the opposite of Shimur.
- הפקרה
- הזנחהneglect
- נטישה
- אבודloss
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These words rhyme with Shimur.
The word Shimur is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ליל שימורים
- קופסת שמורים
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The word Shimur comes from the root ש־מ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Shimur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shimur.
What does Shimur (שימור) mean in Hebrew?
Shimur (שימור) means preserve and conserve. It is said shimur, with the stress on mur.
What is a synonym for Shimur (שימור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shimur (שימור) are שמירה and משמר.
What is the opposite of Shimur (שימור)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shimur (שימור) are הפקרה, הזנחה, נטישה, and אבוד.
What rhymes with Shimur (שימור)?
Words that rhyme with Shimur (שימור) include כדור, יצור, דיבור, ציבור, אור, and אור.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.