Hebrew · H5341, G5083 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "to watch carefully, guard, or keep".

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Meaning

to watch carefully, guard, or keep

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

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×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 35 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Participle 13 Imperfect 11 Imperative 4 Perfect 4 Participle passive 1 Infinitive absolute 1 Cohortative 1

Stem

Qal 35

Mood

Indicative/jussive 8 Imperative 4 Indicative 4 Jussive 2 Indicative/cohortative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 15 — The Gospel of Grace Clarified and the Gentiles Received Ephesians 4 — Walking Worthy: Unity, Maturity, and the New Life in Christ John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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