STRONGS H5341:
Abbreviations
† I. [
נָצַר]
verb watch, guard, keep (Late Hebrew
id., observe; Assyrian
naṣâru,
watch over, protect; Old Aramaic
נצר protect Lzb
325 Cook
83; Palmyrene in proper name Vog
150, 4 Cook
124; Aramaic
נְמַר,
(compare Wetzst in De
Job (2) on
Job 27:18); Arabic
look at, consider, examine (
,
overseer is Aramaic loan-word Frä
138); Sabean
להנצרהמו to aid them Hal
Rev. Sém. iv (1896), 71; Ethiopic
spectare, intueri, etc., Di
701; — 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 (
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 συστροφαι = צררים i.e. foes).
See related Aramaic BDB entry
H5202.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs
Exodus
34:7; 34:7
Deuteronomy
32:10; 32:10; 33:9; 33:9
2 Kings
17:9; 17:9; 18:8; 18:8
Job
7:20; 27:18; 27:18
Psalms
12:8; 25:10; 25:21; 31:24; 32:7; 34:14; 34:14; 40:12; 61:8; 64:2; 78:7; 105:45; 119:2; 119:22; 119:22; 119:33; 119:34; 119:34; 119:56; 119:56; 119:69; 119:69; 119:100; 119:100; 119:115; 119:115; 119:129; 119:129; 119:145; 119:145; 140:2; 140:5; 141:3; 141:3
Proverbs
2:8; 2:8; 2:11; 2:11; 3:1; 3:1; 3:21; 4:6; 4:13; 4:13; 4:23; 5:2; 6:20; 7:10; 7:10; 13:3; 13:6; 16:17; 20:28; 20:28; 22:12; 22:12; 24:12; 27:18; 28:7; 28:7
Isaiah
1:8; 1:8; 26:3; 27:3; 27:3; 27:3; 42:6; 42:6; 48:6; 48:6; 49:6; 49:6; 49:8; 49:8; 65:4; 65:4
Jeremiah
4:16; 31:6
Ezekiel
6:12; 6:12
Nahum
2:2; 2:2