שְׁמִירָה I, (שָׁמַר) watching, guarding. Y. Maasr. II, 49ᵈ bot. חצר בית ש׳ a well-guarded court (= חצר המשתמרת, v. חָצֵר). Y. Sabb. II, 5ᵇ top אינו צריך ש׳ (omit ליה) is not in need of special guard (against dangers). B. Mets. 42ᵃ; Pes. 31ᵇ, v. כֶּסֶף. B. Kam. I, 1 שְׁמִירָתָן עליך thou art bound to guard them. Ib. 2 כל שחבתי בשְׁמִירָתוֹ, v. חוּב h. Ib. 4ᵃ אדם שְׁמִירת גופו עליו הוא a human being is his own guard (the employer has no responsibility for injury done by the employee).—Num. R. s. 4⁴ יש פקידה לש׳ trust (the root פקד) is used in the sense of guarding (taking charge). Ex. R. s. 25, end על שמירת יום וכ׳ the son of David comes as a reward for the observance of one Sabbath day; a. fr.—Pl. שְׁמִירוֹת. Yalk. Ps. 816 (ref. to שמרות, Ps. LXXVII, 5) כל שְׁמִירוֹתַי בלילה all my watchings (waiting for help) are held by night; Midr. Till. to Ps. l. c. שמרותי (ed. Bub. מידותי, corr. acc.).