shomer
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew שומר (shomer, “keeper”).
Noun
[edit]shomer (plural shomrim)
- (Judaism) A male who watches over the body of a deceased person in the ritual of shemira.
- Coordinate term: shomeret
Adjective
[edit]shomer (comparative more shomer, superlative most shomer)
- (Judaism, of a person) observant, often with regards to a specific set of Jewish laws.
- He's shomer shabbos, so he won't cook on Saturdays.