Word Study · Strong's H8105 · Hebrew

שֶׁמֶר

shemer

sheh'-mer

“something preserved, i.e. the settlings (plural only) of wine”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

something preserved, i.e. the settlings (plural only) of wine

Rendered in the KJV as

dregs, (wines on the) lees.

5
occurrencesin the Old Testament
4 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

שְׁ֭מָרֶיהָ1
שִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔ם1
שְׁמָרָ֔יו1
שְׁמָרִ֑ים1
שְׁמָרִ֖ים1

How it is rendered · 4

old wines2
dregs its1
lees its1
lees their1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 4

noun · masculine plural2
noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmpa · 2
HNcmpc/Sp3fs · 1
HNcmpc/Sp3mp · 1
HNcmpc/Sp3ms · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Isaiah2 of 5 · 40%
Psalms1 of 5 · 20%
Jeremiah1 of 5 · 20%
Zephaniah1 of 5 · 20%

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Psalms1 occurrence

Psalms 75:8שְׁ֭מָרֶיהָshemareihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularFor a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.here: dregs its

Isaiah2 occurrences

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 48:11שְׁמָרָ֔יוshemaravnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMoab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.here: lees its

Zephaniah1 occurrence

Zephaniah 1:12שִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔םshimreihemnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralAnd at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’here: lees their

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled שֶׁמֶר

H8106 · 5×

שֶׁמֶר

Shemer

“Shemer, the name of three Israelites”

Read Psalms 75:8 in context →