8105. shemer
Strong's Lexicon
shemer: Dregs, lees, sediment

Original Word: שֶׁמֶר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: shemer
Pronunciation: SHEH-mer
Phonetic Spelling: (sheh'-mer)
Definition: Dregs, lees, sediment
Meaning: something preserved, the settlings, of wine

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁמַר (shamar), meaning "to keep" or "to guard."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "shemer," the concept of spiritual complacency or stagnation can be related to Greek terms like νωθρός (nothros - sluggish, dull) found in Hebrews 6:12.

Usage: The term "shemer" refers to the dregs or sediment that settles at the bottom of a liquid, particularly wine. In a metaphorical sense, it can denote something that is stagnant or settled, often used to describe complacency or a lack of movement and change.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient winemaking, the process involved allowing the wine to settle so that the dregs or lees would fall to the bottom. This sediment was often left undisturbed to enhance the flavor and quality of the wine. However, if left too long, the wine could become overly bitter or spoiled. The imagery of "shemer" is used in the Bible to describe a state of complacency or spiritual stagnation, drawing from the cultural understanding of winemaking practices in ancient Israel.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
lees, dregs
NASB Translation
aged wine (2), dregs (2), spirit (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. [שֶׁ֫מֶר] noun masculineIsaiah 25:6 only plural lees, dregs (figurative); — absolute שְׁמָרִים Isaiah 25:6 (twice in verse) (in both = wine matured by resting undisturbed on the lees); suffix שֹׁקֵט הוּא אֶלשְֿׁמָרָיו Jeremiah 48:11 (of Moab's undisturbed life), compare (of careless men) הַקֹּפְאִים עַלֿ שִׁמְרֵיהֶם Zephaniah 1:12; שְׁמָרֶיהָ Psalm 75:9 (of ׳יs cup of judgment). 1. שֶׂ֫מֶר

III. שׁמר (√ of following; meaning dubious; Late Hebrew שָׁמִיר diamond, so Aramaic שָׁמִירָא (also flint), ; Arabic = mimosa gummifera, Lane1425b).

שׁמור see 111. שָׁמִיר.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
dregs, wines on the lees

From shamar; something preserved, i.e. The settlings (plural only) of wine -- dregs, (wines on the) lees.

see HEBREW shamar

Forms and Transliterations
מריה שְׁ֭מָרֶיהָ שְׁמָרִ֑ים שְׁמָרִ֖ים שְׁמָרָ֔יו שִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔ם שמריהם שמריו שמרים mā·re·hā mārehā mareiha šə·mā·rāw šə·mā·rîm šəmārāw šəmārîm shemaRav shemaRim shimreiHem šim·rê·hem šimrêhem
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 75:8
HEB: מִ֫זֶּ֥ה אַךְ־ שְׁ֭מָרֶיהָ יִמְצ֣וּ יִשְׁתּ֑וּ
NAS: must drain [and] drink down its dregs.
KJV: of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked
INT: of this Surely dregs drain drink

Isaiah 25:6
HEB: שְׁמָנִ֖ים מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה שְׁמָרִ֑ים שְׁמָנִים֙ מְמֻ֣חָיִ֔ם
NAS: A banquet of aged wine,
KJV: a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things
INT: A lavish A banquet of aged choice marrow

Isaiah 25:6
HEB: שְׁמָנִים֙ מְמֻ֣חָיִ֔ם שְׁמָרִ֖ים מְזֻקָּקִֽים׃
NAS: of aged wine, choice
KJV: full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
INT: choice marrow wine refined

Jeremiah 48:11
HEB: הוּא֙ אֶל־ שְׁמָרָ֔יו וְלֹֽא־ הוּרַ֤ק
NAS: He has also been undisturbed, [like wine] on its dregs, And he has not been emptied
KJV: and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied
INT: he to dregs Nor been emptied

Zephaniah 1:12
HEB: הַקֹּֽפְאִים֙ עַל־ שִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔ם הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ בִּלְבָבָ֔ם
NAS: Who are stagnant in spirit, Who say
KJV: that are settled on their lees: that say
INT: are stagnant in spirit say their hearts

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8105
5 Occurrences


mā·re·hā — 1 Occ.
šə·mā·rāw — 1 Occ.
šə·mā·rîm — 2 Occ.
šim·rê·hem — 1 Occ.
















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