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מִשְׁמָר

From LSJ

Πονηρὸν ἄνδρα μηδέποτε ποιοῦ φίλον (μηδέπω κτήσῃ φίλον) → Tibi numquam amicum facito moratum male → Nimm niemals einen schlechten Mann zum Freunde dir

Menander, Monostichoi, 453

English (Strong)

from שָׁמַר; a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (fig.); also (as observed) a usage (abstr.), or an example (concr.): diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.