נָצַרnâtsar

watch, guard, keep

Pronunciation: naw-tsar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5341

Meanings

Qal: construct, passive (Psalms 119:129; Psalms 119:22; Psalms 119:56)

1. Watch, guard, keep (Job 27:18; Isaiah 27:3; Proverbs 27:18)

2. Guard from dangers, preserve (Deuteronomy 32:10; Psalms 25:21; Psalms 31:24)

3. Guard with fidelity, keep, observe (Exodus 34:7; Deuteronomy 33:9; Psalms 25:10)

4. Guard, keep secret, dubious (Isaiah 48:6; Isaiah 65:4; Proverbs 7:10)

5. Kept close, blockaded, dubious (Ezekiel 6:12; Isaiah 1:8; Jeremiah 4:16)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 63 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 34:7 I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations. I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin. But I do not excuse the guilty. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren; the entire family is affected— even children in the third and fourth generations.”
  • Deuteronomy 32:10 He found them in a desert land, in an empty, howling wasteland. He surrounded them and watched over them; he guarded them as he would guard his own eyes.
  • Deuteronomy 33:9 The Levites obeyed your word and guarded your covenant. They were more loyal to you than to their own parents. They ignored their relatives and did not acknowledge their own children.
  • 2 Kings 17:9 The people of Israel had also secretly done many things that were not pleasing to the Lord their God. They built pagan shrines for themselves in all their towns, from the smallest outpost to the largest walled city.
  • 2 Kings 18:8 He also conquered the Philistines as far distant as Gaza and its territory, from their smallest outpost to their largest walled city.
  • Job 7:20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you, O watcher of all humanity? Why make me your target? Am I a burden to you?
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