שָׁמַר
shamar (shaw-mar') v.
1. (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard
2. (generally) to protect, attend to, etc
[a primitive root]
KJV: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).