השמר דעשה עשה

שָׁמַר(b. h.) (to be still,) to watch, guard, wait; to observe; to keep. Snh.63b לא … שְׁמוֹר ליוכ׳ one should not say to his neighbor, wait for me at such and such an idolatrous statue (or temple). B. Mets.58a השוכר … לִשְׁמוֹר אתוכ׳ if one hires a workingman to guard a cow, a child Sabb.118b אלמלי שָׁמְרוּ ישראלוכ׳ if Israel had observed the first Sabbath ; a v. fr.Part. pass. שָׁמוּר; f. שְׁמוּרָה Ib. XXII, 4 נותנין … בשביל שיהא ש׳ you may put a dish into the well that it be kept (cool); a. e. Pi. שִׁמֵּר 1) same. Ib. 118b אילמלי מְשֵׁמְּרִין ישראלוכ׳ if Israel would observe two Sabbaths as they ought do, they would at once be redeemed. Keth.62b ענייה זו לשוא שִׁימְּרָה the poor woman has in vain waited (for her husband). Ab. Zar. IV, 11 אין … יושב ומְשַׁמֵּרוכ׳ the watchman (guarding wine against idolatrous defilement) need not sit and watch Y.Kidd.I, 58d top המקום משמרוכ׳ God has watched, and such a case has never occurred. Y.M. Kat. III, 82c שי׳הקב״ה … שבעה the Lord observed the seven days of mourning for his world (before the flood, ref. to Gen. 7:10); a. fr. 2) (denom. of שְׁמָרִים) to clear wine from lees, filter, strain (v. מְשַׁמֶּרֶת). Sabb.138a שי׳ חייבוכ׳ if one filtered wine (on the Sabbath), he is bound to bring a sin-offering; Y. ib. XX, 17c; VII, 10b, a. e. המשמר חייב שום בורר he who filters is guilty, v. בָּרַר. Ib. המשמר יין למטןוכ׳ when one filters, the wine goes down, and the lees remain above (in the filter); a. fr.Bab. ib. 146b מקום העשוי לְשַׁמֵּר a place in the keg where a hole has been made for the purpose of letting the wine off, clear of lees (and has been closed again; Ar. s. v. חזק; Rashi: where the hole has been closed in order to preserve the flavor).Part. pass. מְשוּמָּר a) guarded. Pes.109b (ref. to שמרים, Ex. 12:42) ליל המש׳ ובא מן המזיקין a night which is for all time guarded against dangers (v. מַזִּיק); R. Hash. 11b.b) kept, preserved, designated. Ib. ליל המש׳ ובא מששתוכ׳ a night which has been designated for redemption since the six days of creation. Snh.99a; Ber.34b יין המש׳וכ׳, v. עֵנָב; a. e. Hithpa. הִשְׁתַּמֵּר 1) to be on ones guard, be observant. Mekh. Bo, s. 14 (ref. to שמרים, v. supra) מגיד … צריכין להִשְׁתַּמֵּר בו this intimates that all Israelites must be careful in it (to observe its ceremonies); Yalk. Ex. 210; Tanḥ. Bo 9. 2) to be guarded. B. Mets.11a המִשְׁתַּמֶּרֶת, v. חָצֵר. Erub.54b אם ראשון … מִשְׁתַּמֵּרוכ׳ if the fowler; breaks the wings of each bird as he catches it, it is kept (from flying off) Men.99b כל המשמר … נשמתוֹ משתמרת who guards the Law (takes care not to forget it), his soul is guarded; a. e. Nif. נִשְׁמַר same, to be on ones guard. Ib. כל מקומ שנאמר הִשָּׁמֶר פן ואלוכ׳ wherever the Scripture has the words, ‘be on thy guard, lest, or ‘be on thy guard that not, it is a prohibitive law; ib. השמר ופןוכ׳ ‘be on thy guard and ‘lest make two prohibitions. Ib. 36b השמר דלאו לאו hishshamer followed by a negative is a prohibitory law; השמר דעשה עשה hishshamer connected with a positive order, is a positive command (v. עָשָׂה).Tanḥ. Vayḥi 13 ומשמירין, v. שָׁפַר.

שָׁמַר(b. h.) (to be still,) to watch, guard, wait; to observe; to keep. Snh.63b לא … שְׁמוֹר ליוכ׳ one should not say to his neighbor, wait for me at such and such an idolatrous statue (or temple). B. Mets.58a השוכר … לִשְׁמוֹר אתוכ׳ if one hires a workingman to guard a cow, a child Sabb.118b אלמלי שָׁמְרוּ ישראלוכ׳ if Israel had observed the first Sabbath ; a v. fr.Part. pass. שָׁמוּר; f. שְׁמוּרָה Ib. XXII, 4 נותנין … בשביל שיהא ש׳ you may put a dish into the well that it be kept (cool); a. e. Pi. שִׁמֵּר 1) same. Ib. 118b אילמלי מְשֵׁמְּרִין ישראלוכ׳ if Israel would observe two Sabbaths as they ought do, they would at once be redeemed. Keth.62b ענייה זו לשוא שִׁימְּרָה the poor woman has in vain waited (for her husband). Ab. Zar. IV, 11 אין … יושב ומְשַׁמֵּרוכ׳ the watchman (guarding wine against idolatrous defilement) need not sit and watch Y.Kidd.I, 58d top המקום משמרוכ׳ God has watched, and such a case has never occurred. Y.M. Kat. III, 82c שי׳הקב״ה … שבעה the Lord observed the seven days of mourning for his world (before the flood, ref. to Gen. 7:10); a. fr. 2) (denom. of שְׁמָרִים) to clear wine from lees, filter, strain (v. מְשַׁמֶּרֶת). Sabb.138a שי׳ חייבוכ׳ if one filtered wine (on the Sabbath), he is bound to bring a sin-offering; Y. ib. XX, 17c; VII, 10b, a. e. המשמר חייב שום בורר he who filters is guilty, v. בָּרַר. Ib. המשמר יין למטןוכ׳ when one filters, the wine goes down, and the lees remain above (in the filter); a. fr.Bab. ib. 146b מקום העשוי לְשַׁמֵּר a place in the keg where a hole has been made for the purpose of letting the wine off, clear of lees (and has been closed again; Ar. s. v. חזק; Rashi: where the hole has been closed in order to preserve the flavor).Part. pass. מְשוּמָּר a) guarded. Pes.109b (ref. to שמרים, Ex. 12:42) ליל המש׳ ובא מן המזיקין a night which is for all time guarded against dangers (v. מַזִּיק); R. Hash. 11b.b) kept, preserved, designated. Ib. ליל המש׳ ובא מששתוכ׳ a night which has been designated for redemption since the six days of creation. Snh.99a; Ber.34b יין המש׳וכ׳, v. עֵנָב; a. e. Hithpa. הִשְׁתַּמֵּר 1) to be on ones guard, be observant. Mekh. Bo, s. 14 (ref. to שמרים, v. supra) מגיד … צריכין להִשְׁתַּמֵּר בו this intimates that all Israelites must be careful in it (to observe its ceremonies); Yalk. Ex. 210; Tanḥ. Bo 9. 2) to be guarded. B. Mets.11a המִשְׁתַּמֶּרֶת, v. חָצֵר. Erub.54b אם ראשון … מִשְׁתַּמֵּרוכ׳ if the fowler; breaks the wings of each bird as he catches it, it is kept (from flying off) Men.99b כל המשמר … נשמתוֹ משתמרת who guards the Law (takes care not to forget it), his soul is guarded; a. e. Nif. נִשְׁמַר same, to be on ones guard. Ib. כל מקומ שנאמר הִשָּׁמֶר פן ואלוכ׳ wherever the Scripture has the words, ‘be on thy guard, lest, or ‘be on thy guard that not, it is a prohibitive law; ib. השמר ופןוכ׳ ‘be on thy guard and ‘lest make two prohibitions. Ib. 36b השמר דלאו לאו hishshamer followed by a negative is a prohibitory law; השמר דעשה עשה hishshamer connected with a positive order, is a positive command (v. עָשָׂה).Tanḥ. Vayḥi 13 ומשמירין, v. שָׁפַר.