shomer

Definitions

noun A watchman; a keeper.
noun A trustee.
noun An official appointed by Jewish authorities to see that meat sold by butchers is ‘kosher.’

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It comes from the word shomer, which mean guardian.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED Mike Rivero 2010
It comes from the word shomer, which mean guardian.

Palestine Blogs aggregator 2010
It comes from the word shomer, which mean guardian.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED Mike Rivero 2010
"You know, my name .... comes from the word shomer, guardian, watcher.

MJ Rosenberg: Schumer: I'm on a Mission From God (to Be Israel's Guardian in Senate) 2010
All the time I'm "struggling" with the idea of shomer negia, but really ... what's to struggle over??

nisayon Diary Entry nisayon 2002
In a radio interview Schumer explained "You know, my name …. comes from the word shomer, guardian, watcher.

Antiwar.com Original 2010
I sincerely hope that President Obama will respond to his generals in his role as America's shomer.

Ahmed Moor: Senator Schumer and Collective Punishment Ahmed Moor 2010
Presumably, he also acts as a shomer for the state of New York.

Ahmed Moor: Senator Schumer and Collective Punishment Ahmed Moor 2010
The senator from New York goes on to state that his role in the senate is to be "a shomer (guardian) for Israel."

Ahmed Moor: Senator Schumer and Collective Punishment Ahmed Moor 2010
One of my roles, very important in the United States senate, is to be a shomer -- to be a or the shomer Yisrael.

MJ Rosenberg: Schumer: I'm on a Mission From God (to Be Israel's Guardian in Senate) 2010