Shomer (שומר) means guard in Hebrew.
It can also mean watchman and sentry. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
guard, watchman, sentry
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shomer.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שניצב במקום כלשהו כדי להגן עליו.
וַיֹּאמֶר יהוה אֶל־קַיִן, אֵי הֶבֶל אָחִיךָ; וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי, הֲשֹׁמֵר אָחִי אָנֹכִי?
- 2הקרום העוטף שקדים בפרט ואגוזים בכלל, לפני שהבשילו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shomer is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוֹמֵר
- Written without vowel points
- שומר
- Said
- shomer
- Root
- ש־מ־ר
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Plural
- שׁוֹמְרִים
- Feminine form
- שׁוֹמֶרֶת
- Inflections
- ר' שׁוֹמְרִים; נ' שׁוֹמֶרֶת, נ"ר שׁוֹמְרוֹת; שׁוֹמֵר־, ר' שׁוֹמְרֵי־
- Gematria
- 546
This is how Shomer is said in other languages.
- English
- guard, watchman, sentry
- Spanish
- guarda, guardia
- German
- Wächter
These words rhyme with Shomer.
The word Shomer is part of these phrases and sayings.
- השומר אחי אנוכי
- שומר גדודי
- ש"ג
- שומר דלתות ישראל
- שד"י
- שומר העולמים
- שומר חינם
- ש"ח
- שומר טף
- שומר יבם
- שומר ישראל
- שומר מסך
- שומר סף
- שומר ראש
- שומר שכר
- ש"ש
- שומר לילה
- שומר בסוד
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The word Shomer comes from the root ש־מ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Shomer in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shomer.
What does Shomer (שומר) mean in Hebrew?
Shomer (שומר) means guard, watchman, and sentry. It is said shomer, with the stress on mer.
What rhymes with Shomer (שומר)?
Words that rhyme with Shomer (שומר) include חסר, עיוור, חבר, סיפר, גר, and זעיר.
Is Shomer (שומר) masculine or feminine?
The word Shomer (שומר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שׁוֹמְרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שומר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.