נָצַר
na.tsarVerbH5341
to watch
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
Full Lexicon Entry
- to guard, watch, watch over, keep 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to watch, guard, keep 1a2) to preserve, guard from dangers 1a3) to keep, observe, guard with fidelity 1a4) to guard, keep secret 1a5) to be kept close, be blockaded 1a6) watchman (participle)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
53 timesAppears 53 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Proverbs
19
Psalms
16
Isaiah
8
2 Kings
2
Deuteronomy
2
Key Passages
- 2 Kings 17:9
- Isaiah 48:6
- Proverbs 16:17
- Proverbs 3:21
- Psalms 119:33
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