What does נָצַר · τηρέω mean in the Bible?
נָצַר · τηρέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to watch carefully, guard, or keep".
Hebrew · H5341, G5083
נָצַר
To guard , in a good sense (to protect , maintain , obey , etc.) or a bad one (to conceal , etc.) · to keep: observe
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נָצַר H5341 to guard , in a good sense (to protect , maintain , obey , etc.) or a bad one (to conceal , etc.)
Pronunciation natsar
Protective vigilance that ranges from righteous obedience to God's law to concealment and deception
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τηρέω G5083 to keep: observe
Pronunciation tēréō
Watchful, active care to preserve or maintain something already entrusted to one's keeping.
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What does נָצַר (natsar) mean in the Bible?
נָצַר · τηρέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to watch carefully, guard, or keep".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5341, G5083?
H5341, G5083 is connected to 63 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to watch carefully, guard, or keep
Source Gloss
to watch carefully, guard, or keep
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 35
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 35×
Participle active 2Kgs 17:9 · 2Kgs 18:8 · Exod 34:7 · Jer 4:16 · Jer 31:6 · Job 7:20 · Job 27:18 · Prov 13:3 · Prov 16:17 · Prov 27:18 · Prov 28:7 · Ps 31:24 · Ps 119:2 13×
Imperfect Deut 33:9 · Prov 5:2 · Prov 20:28 · Ps 78:7 · Ps 105:45 · Isa 26:3 · Ps 64:2 · Prov 13:6 · Ps 119:69 9×
Sequential imperfect Prov 3:21 · Prov 4:23 · Prov 6:20 · Ps 34:14 4×
Perfect Ps 119:22 · Ps 119:56 · Ps 119:100 · Prov 22:12 4×
Jussive Prov 3:1 · Prov 23:26 2×
Participle passive Isa 1:8 1×
Infinitive absolute Nah 2:2 1×
Cohortative Ps 119:145 1×
Word Origins
נָצַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain