This is what the Hebrew word Shomer saf (שומר סף) means.
It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שׁוֹמֵר סַף
shomer saf
phrase
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shomer saf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם האחראי על קבלת פניהם של אנשים במקום שהכניסה אליו אינה מותרת לכל אחד.
יוַיִּקַּ֞ח יְהוֹיָדָ֤ע הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֲר֣וֹן אֶחָ֔ד וַיִּקֹּ֥ב חֹ֖ר בְּדַלְתּ֑וֹ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֹתוֹ֩ אֵ֨צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַ בימין מִיָּמִ֗ין בְּבוֹא־אִישׁ֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהֹוָ֔ה וְנָֽתְנוּ־שָׁ֤מָּה הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ שֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּ֔ף אֶת־כׇּל־הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַמּוּבָ֥א בֵית־יְהֹוָֽה׃
- 2אדם האחראי על שמירת כללי מִנהל תקין במקום מסויים, ועל התרעה מפני ניסיונות לפגיעה במקום.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shomer saf is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוֹמֵר סַף
- Written without vowel points
- שומר סף
- Said
- shomer saf
- Plural
- שׁוֹמְרֵי סַף
- Inflections
- ר' שׁוֹמְרֵי סַף
- Gematria
- 686
These words mean nearly the same as Shomer saf.
- אמרכל
- שוערgoalkeeper
- מפקח
- מבקר
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What is a synonym for Shomer saf (שומר סף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shomer saf (שומר סף) are אמרכל, שוער, מפקח, and מבקר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שומר סף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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