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Lexicon :: Strong's H5341 - nāṣar

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נָצַר
Transliteration
nāṣar
Pronunciation
naw-tsar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1407

Strong’s Definitions

נָצַר nâtsar, naw-tsar'; a primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.):—besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x

The KJV translates Strong's H5341 in the following manner: keep (38x), preserve (13x), watchmen (3x), besieged (2x), keeper (1x), monuments (1x), observe (with H7521) (1x), preserver (1x), subtil (1x), hidden things (1x), watchers (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x
The KJV translates Strong's H5341 in the following manner: keep (38x), preserve (13x), watchmen (3x), besieged (2x), keeper (1x), monuments (1x), observe (with H7521) (1x), preserver (1x), subtil (1x), hidden things (1x), watchers (1x).
  1. to guard, watch, watch over, keep

    1. (Qal)

      1. to watch, guard, keep

      2. to preserve, guard from dangers

      3. to keep, observe, guard with fidelity

      4. to guard, keep secret

      5. to be kept close, be blockaded

      6. watchman (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָצַר nâtsar, naw-tsar'; a primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.):—besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
STRONGS H5341: Abbreviations
† I. [נָצַר] verb watch, guard, keep (Late Hebrew id., observe; Assyrian naṣâru, watch over, protect; Old Aramaic נצר protect Lzb325 Cook83; Palmyrene in proper name Vog150, 4 Cook124; Aramaic נְמַר, bdb066503 (compare Wetzst in DeJob (2) on Job 27:18); Arabic bdb066504 look at, consider, examine (bdb066505, overseer is Aramaic loan-word Frä138); Sabean להנצרהמו to aid them HalRev. Sém. iv (1896), 71; Ethiopic bdb066506 spectare, intueri, etc., Di701; — compare also נטר); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix נְצָרָ֫תַם Psalm 119:129; 1st person singular נָצָ֑רְתִּי Psalm 119:22; Psalm 119:56; Psalm 119:100; 3rd person masculine plural נָָֽצְרוּ Proverbs 22:12; Imperfect יִצִּר Proverbs 3:1; suffix יִצְּרֶ֫נְהוּ Ges§ 58, 4 R.) Deuteronomy 32:10; feminine suffix תִּנְצְרֶ֑כָּה Proverbs 2:11 (Ges§ 58, 4 R.); 1st person singular אֶצֹּר Psalm 119:69; אֶצְּרָה Psalm 119:34; Psalm 119:115; אֶצֹּ֑רָה Psalm 119:145; suffix אֶצָּרְךָ Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:8 (Ges Bö Ew and others from יצר); אֶצֳּרֶ֑נָּה Isaiah 27:3; 3rd person masculine plural יִצְּרוּ Proverbs 20:28; יִנְצֹ֑רוּ Deuteronomy 33:9 (on forms see Ges§ 66, 2, R. I) + 15 times Imperfect; Imperative נְצֹר Psalm 34:14 + 3 times; נִצְּרָה Psalm 141:3 (dagesh forte dirimens Ges§ 20, 2 b); suffix נִצְּרֶ֑ה Proverbs 4:13; Infinitive absolute נָצוֺר Nahum 2:2; construct נְצֹר Proverbs 2:8; Participle נוֺצֵר Proverbs 28:7; נֹצֵר Exodus 34:7 + 7 times; suffix נֹצְרָהּ Isaiah 27:3; plural נוֺצְרִים 2 Kings 17:9; 2 Kings 18:8, etc.; passive נָצוּר Ezekiel 6:12; plural נְצוּרִים Isaiah 65:4 (Greek Version of the LXX ἐν τοις σπηλαίοις, בַּמְּערוֺת); construct נְצוּרֵי (Kt נְצִירֵי only here) Isaiah 49:6; feminine נְצוּרָה Isaiah 1:8 (Di reads נְצוֺרָה Niph. Participle √ צוּר); construct נְצֻרַת Proverbs 7:10; plural נְצֻרוֺת Isaiah 48:6 (Che reads בְּצֻרוֺת).
1. Watch, guard, keep, a vineyard Job 27:18 (compare Wetzst in DeJob (2) on the passage), Isaiah 27:3 (twice in verse), fig-tree Proverbs 27:18, fortification Nahum 2:2; נֹצְרִים watchmen Jeremiah 31:6; מִגְדַּל נ׳ tower of watchmen 2 Kings 17:9; 2 Kings 18:8; in ethical sense of men, guarding the mouth Proverbs 13:3, the way Proverbs 16:17 לֵב Proverbs 4:23; the tongue מֵרַע Psalm 34:14; with על, over the door of the lips Psalm 141:3; of God נֹצֵר הָאָדָם Job 7:20 (thou) watcher of men (iron.).
2. Guard from dangers, preserve, with accusative, subject God or his attributes Deuteronomy 32:10; Psalm 25:21; Psalm 31:24; Psalm 40:12; Psalm 61:8; Isaiah 26:3; Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:8; Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 20:28; Proverbs 22:12; נֹצֵר נֶפֶשׁ Proverbs 24:12; with accusative and מן from which Psalm 12:8; Psalm 32:7; Psalm 64:2; Psalm 140:2; Psalm 140:5. In Wisdom Literature subject is abstract: חבמה Proverbs 4:6; תבונה Proverbs 2:11; צדקה Proverbs 13:6; נְצוּרֵי ישׂראל Isaiah 49:6 preserved of Israel.
3. Guard with fidelity, keep, observe: of י׳, נֹצֵר חֶסֶד לאלפים Exodus 34:7 (J); elsewhere of man observing the covenant Deuteronomy 33:9 (poem) Psalm 25:10, the divine law Psalm 78:7; Psalm 105:45; Psalm 119:2; Psalm 119:22; Psalm 119:33; Psalm 119:34; Psalm 119:56; Psalm 119:69; Psalm 119:100; Psalm 119:115; Psalm 119:129; Psalm 119:145; commands of parents Proverbs 6:20; Proverbs 28:7; and discipline of Wisdom Proverbs 3:1, 21; Proverbs 4:13; Proverbs 5:2.
4. Guard, keep secret, dubious: נְצֻרוֺת secret things Isaiah 48:6; נְצוּרִים secret places Isaiah 65:4 (see forms above); נְצֻרַת לֵב secret, wily minded Proverbs 7:10 (of harlot, so RVm close, i.e. secretive).
5. Kept close, blockaded, dubious: הַנָּצוּר the blockaded (so Ew Hi Co Toy; but Ke Bth Kau preserved; Hi Co Bth Toy strike out והנשׁאר) Ezekiel 6:12; עִיר נְצוּרָה blockaded city Isaiah 1:8 (see form above); נֹצְרִים blockaders Jeremiah 4:16 (but Greek Version of the LXX συστροφαι = צררים i.e. foes).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5202.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5341 matches the Hebrew נָצַר (nāṣar),
which occurs 63 times in 62 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 34:7–Pro 28:7)

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:7 - who keeps H5341 faithfulness for thousands, who forgives wrongdoing, violation of His Law, and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, inflicting the [fn]punishment of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:10 -

“He found him in a desert land,

And in the howling wasteland of a wilderness;

He encircled him, He cared for him,

He guarded H5341 him as the [fn]apple of His eye.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:9 -

Who said of his father and his mother,

‘I did not consider them’;

And he did not acknowledge his brothers,

Nor did he regard his own sons,

For they kept Your word,

And complied H5341 with H5341 Your covenant.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:9 - And the sons of Israel [fn]did things secretly against the LORD their God which were not right. Moreover, they built for themselves high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:8 - He [fn]defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower H5341 to fortified city.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:20 -

“Have I sinned? What have I done to You,

Watcher H5341 of mankind?

Why have You made me Your target,

So that I am a burden to myself?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:18 -

“He has built his house like the [fn]spider’s web,

Or a hut which the watchman H5341 has made.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:7 -

You, LORD, will keep them;

You will protect H5341 him from this generation forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:10 -

All the paths of the LORD are faithfulness and truth

To those who comply H5341 with H5341 His covenant and His testimonies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:21 -

Let integrity and uprightness protect H5341 me,

For I wait for You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:23 -

Love the LORD, all His godly ones!

The LORD watches H5341 over H5341 the faithful

But fully repays the one who acts arrogantly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7 -

You are my hiding place; You keep H5341 me from trouble;

You surround me with [fn]songs of deliverance. Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13 -

Keep H5341 your tongue from evil

And your lips from speaking deceit.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:11 -

You, LORD, will not withhold Your compassion from me;

[fn]Your mercy and Your truth will continually watch H5341 over H5341 me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:7 -

He will [fn]sit enthroned before God forever;

Appoint faithfulness and truth that they may watch H5341 over H5341 him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:1 -

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

Hear my voice, God, in my [fn]complaint;

Protect H5341 my life from dread of the enemy.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:7 -

So that they would put their confidence in God

And not forget the works of God,

But comply H5341 with H5341 His commandments,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45 -

And that they might keep His statutes

And comply H5341 with H5341 His laws;

[fn]Praise [fn]the LORD!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:2 -

Blessed are those who comply H5341 with H5341 His [fn]testimonies,

And seek Him with all their heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:22 -

Take disgrace and contempt away from me,

For I comply H5341 with H5341 Your testimonies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:33 -

He

Teach me, the way of Your statutes, LORD,

And I shall comply H5341 with H5341 it to the end.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:34 -

Give me understanding, so that I may comply H5341 with H5341 Your Law

And keep it with all my heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:56 -

This has become mine,

[fn]That I comply H5341 with H5341 Your precepts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:69 -

The arrogant [fn]have forged a lie against me;

With all my heart I will comply H5341 with H5341 Your precepts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:100 -

I understand more than those who are old,

Because I have complied H5341 with H5341 Your precepts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:115 -

Leave me, you evildoers,

So that I may comply H5341 with H5341 the commandments of my God.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:129 -

Pe

Your testimonies are wonderful;

Therefore my soul complies H5341 with H5341 them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:145 -

Qoph

I cried out with all my heart; answer me, LORD!

I will comply H5341 with H5341 Your statutes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:1 -

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

Rescue me, LORD, from evil people;

Protect H5341 me from violent men

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:4 -

Keep me, LORD, from the hands of the wicked;

Protect H5341 me from violent men

Who [fn]intend to [fn]trip up my feet.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:3 -

Set a guard, LORD, [fn]over my mouth;

Keep H5341 watch H5341 over the door of my lips.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:8 -

Guarding H5341 the paths of justice,

And He watches over the way of His godly ones.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:11 -

Discretion will watch over you,

Understanding will guard H5341 you,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:1 -

My son, do not forget my [fn]teaching,

But have your heart comply H5341 with H5341 my commandments;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:21 -

My son, see that they do not escape from your sight;

Comply H5341 with H5341 sound wisdom and discretion,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:6 -

“Do not abandon her, and she will guard you;

Love her, and she will watch H5341 over you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:13 -

Take hold of instruction; do not let go.

Guard H5341 her, for she is your life.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:23 -

Watch H5341 over your heart with all diligence,

For from it flow the springs of life.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:2 -

So that you may maintain discretion

And your lips may comply H5341 with H5341 knowledge.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:20 -

My son, comply H5341 with H5341 the commandment of your father,

And do not ignore the [fn]teaching of your mother;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:10 -

And behold, a woman comes to meet him,

Dressed as a prostitute and cunning H5341 of heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:3 -

One who guards H5341 his mouth protects his life;

One who opens wide his lips [fn]comes to ruin.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:6 -

Righteousness guards H5341 the [fn]one whose way is blameless,

But wickedness brings the [fn]sinner to ruin.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 -

The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;

One who watches H5341 his way protects his [fn]life.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:28 -

[fn]Loyalty and truth watch H5341 over H5341 the king,

And he upholds his throne by [fn]loyalty.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:12 -

The eyes of the LORD protect H5341 knowledge,

But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:26 -

Give me your heart, my son,

And let your eyes [fn]delight in my ways.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:12 -

If you say, “See, we did not know this,”

Does He who weighs the hearts not consider it?

And does He who watches H5341 over H5341 your soul not know it?

And will He not [fn]repay a person according to his work?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:18 -

One who tends H5341 the fig tree will eat its fruit,

And one who cares for his master will be honored.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:7 -

He who keeps H5341 the Law is a discerning son,

But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.


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