hebrew #5341 - נָצַר natsar (to watch)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) Or a bad one (to conceal, etc.) -- besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).

Englishman's Concordance

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QalPerfect3masculine singular suffix נְצָרָ֫תַםPsalm 119:129; 1singular נָצָ֑רְתִּיPsalm 119:22; Psalm 119:56; Psalm 119:100; 3masculine plural נָָֽצְרוּProverbs 22:12; ImperfectיִצִּרProverbs 3:1; suffix יִצְּרֶ֫נְהוּ Ges^{§ 58}, 4 R.) Deuteronomy 32:10; feminine suffix תִּנְצְרֶ֑כָּהProverbs 2:11 (Ges^{§ 58}, 4 R.); 1 singular אֶצֹּרPsalm 119:69; אֶצְּרָהPsalm 119:34; Psalm 119:115; אֶצֹּ֑רָהPsalm 119:145; suffix אֶצָּרְךָIsaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:8 (Ges Bö Ew and others from יצר); אֶצֳּרֶ֑נָּהIsaiah 27:3; 3masculine plural יִצְּרוּProverbs 20:28; יִנְצֹ֑רוּDeuteronomy 33:9 (on forms see Ges^{§ 66}, 2, R. I) + 15 t. Imperfect; ImperativeנְצֹרPsalm 34:14 3t.; נִצְּרָהPsalm 141:3 (dagesh forte dirimens Ges^{§ 20}, 2 b); suffix נִצְּרֶ֑הProverbs 4:13; Infinitive absoluteנָצוֺרNahum 2:2; constructנְצֹרProverbs 2:8; ParticipleנוֺצֵרProverbs 28:7; נֹצֵרExodus 34:7 7t.; suffix נֹצְרָהּIsaiah 27:3; plural נוֺצְרִים2 Kings 17:9; 2 Kings 18:8, etc.; passiveנָצוּרEzekiel 6:12; plural נְצוּרִיםIsaiah 65:4 (ᵐ5ἐν τοις σπηλαίοις, בַּמְּערוֺת); construct נְצוּרֵי (Kt נְצִירֵי only here) Isaiah 49:6; feminine נְצוּרָהIsaiah 1:8 (Di reads נְצוֺרָה Niph`al Participle √ צוּר); construct נְצֻרַתProverbs 7:10; plural נְצֻרוֺתIsaiah 48:6 (Che reads בְּצֻרוֺת).

1Watch, guard, keep, a vineyard Job 27:18 (compare Wetzst in De^Job (2) on the passage), Isaiah 27:3 (twice in verse), fig-tree Proverbs 27:18, fortification Nahum 2:2; נֹצְרִיםwatchmenJeremiah 31:6; ׳מִגְדַּל נtower of watchmen2 Kings 17:9; 2 Kings 18:8; in ethical sense of men, guarding the mouth Proverbs 13:3, the way Proverbs 16:17לֵבProverbs 4:23; the tongue מֵרַעPsalm 34:14; with על, over the door of the lips Psalm 141:3; of God נֹצֵר הָאָדָםJob 7:20 (thou) watcher of men (iron.).

2Guard 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 נֶפֶשׁProverbs 24:12; with accusative and מןfrom which Psalm 12:8; Psalm 32:7; Psalm 64:2; Psalm 140:2; Psalm 140:5. In Wisdom Literature subject is abstract: חבמהProverbs 4:6; תבונהProverbs 2:11; צדקהProverbs 13:6; נְצוּרֵי ישׂראלIsaiah 49:6preserved of Israel.

3Guard with fidelity, keep, observe: of ׳י, נֹצֵר חֶסֶד לאלפיםExodus 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 Psalm 60:20; Psalm 28:7; and discipline of Wisdom Proverbs 3:1,21; Proverbs 4:13; Proverbs 5:2.

4Guard, keep secret, dubious: נְצֻרוֺתsecret thingsIsaiah 48:6; נְצוּרִיםsecret placesIsaiah 65:4 (see forms above); נְצֻרַת לֵבsecret, wily mindedProverbs 7:10 (of harlot, so RVm close, i.e. secretive).

5Kept close, blockaded, dubious: הַנָּצוּרthe blockaded (so Ew Hi Co Toy; but Ke Bth Kau preserved; Hi Co Bth Toy strike out והנשׁאר) Ezekiel 6:12; עִיר נְצוּרָהblockaded cityIsaiah 1:8 (see form above); נֹצְרִיםblockadersJeremiah 4:16 (but ᵐ5συστροφαι=צררים i.e. foes).

נְצוּרִים see I נצר

QalPassive participle

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5341. נָצַר (natsar) — 61 Occurrences

Exodus 34:7
HEB: נֹצֵ֥ר חֶ֙סֶד֙ לָאֲלָפִ֔ים
NAS:who keeps lovingkindness
KJV:Keeping mercy for thousands,
INT:keeps lovingkindness thousands

Deuteronomy 32:10
HEB:יְסֹֽבְבֶ֙נְהוּ֙ יְב֣וֹנְנֵ֔הוּ יִצְּרֶ֖נְהוּ כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן עֵינֽוֹ׃
KJV: he instructed him, he kept him as the apple
INT: encircled cared kept as the pupil of his eye

Deuteronomy 33:9
HEB:אִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ וּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃
NAS: Your word, And kept Your covenant.
KJV: thy word, and kept thy covenant.
INT: your word your covenant and kept

2 Kings 17:9
HEB:עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל נוֹצְרִ֖ים עַד־ עִ֥יר
KJV: from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced
INT: their towns watchtower of the watchmen against city

2 Kings 18:8
HEB:גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל נוֹצְרִ֖ים עַד־ עִ֥יר
KJV: thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced
INT: territory watchtower of the watchmen far city

Job 7:20
HEB:אֶפְעַ֨ל ׀ לָךְ֮ נֹצֵ֪ר הָאָ֫דָ֥ם לָ֤מָה
NAS: have I done to You, O watcher of men?
KJV: what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men?
INT: have I done watcher man have You

Job 27:18
HEB:וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה נֹצֵֽר׃
NAS: like the spider's web, Or as a hut [which] the watchman has made.
KJV: and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.
INT: A hut has made the watchman

Psalm 12:7
HEB:יְהוָ֥ה תִּשְׁמְרֵ֑ם תִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ ׀ מִן־ הַדּ֖וֹר
NAS: will keep them; You will preserve him from this
KJV: them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this
INT: LORD will keep will preserve at generation

Psalm 25:10
HEB:חֶ֣סֶד וֶאֱמֶ֑ת לְנֹצְרֵ֥י בְ֝רִית֗וֹ וְעֵדֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: and truth To those who keep His covenant
KJV: and truth unto such as keep his covenant
INT: are lovingkindness and truth keep his covenant and his testimonies

Psalm 25:21
HEB:תֹּם־ וָיֹ֥שֶׁר יִצְּר֑וּנִי כִּ֝֗י קִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃
NAS: and uprightness preserve me, For I wait
KJV: and uprightness preserve me; for I wait
INT: integrity and uprightness preserve for wait

Psalm 31:23
HEB:חֲסִ֫ידָ֥יו אֱ֭מוּנִים נֹצֵ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥ם
NAS: The LORD preserves the faithful
KJV: [for] the LORD preserveth the faithful,
INT: his godly the faithful preserves the LORD recompenses

Psalm 32:7
HEB:לִי֮ מִצַּ֪ר תִּ֫צְּרֵ֥נִי רָנֵּ֥י פַלֵּ֑ט
NAS: You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble;
KJV: Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble;
INT: are my hiding trouble preserve songs of deliverance

Psalm 34:13
HEB: נְצֹ֣ר לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣ מֵרָ֑ע
NAS:Keep your tongue from evil
KJV:Keep thy tongue from evil,
INT:Keep your tongue evil

Psalm 40:11
HEB:וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ תָּמִ֥יד יִצְּרֽוּנִי׃
NAS: will continually preserve me.
KJV: and thy truth continually preserve me.
INT: and your truth will continually preserve

Psalm 61:7
HEB:וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת מַ֣ן יִנְצְרֻֽהוּ׃
NAS: and truth that they may preserve him.
KJV: and truth, [which] may preserve him.
INT: and truth Appoint may preserve

Psalm 64:1
HEB:מִפַּ֥חַד א֝וֹיֵ֗ב תִּצֹּ֥ר חַיָּֽי׃
NAS: in my complaint; Preserve my life
KJV: in my prayer: preserve my life
INT: dread of the enemy Preserve my life

Psalm 78:7
HEB:אֵ֑ל וּמִצְוֹתָ֥יו יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃
NAS: of God, But keep His commandments,
KJV: of God, but keep his commandments:
INT: of God his commandments keep

Psalm 105:45
HEB:חֻ֭קָּיו וְתוֹרֹתָ֥יו יִנְצֹ֗רוּ הַֽלְלוּ־ יָֽהּ׃
NAS: His statutes And observe His laws,
KJV: his statutes, and keep his laws.
INT: his statutes his laws and observe Praise the LORD

Psalm 119:2
HEB: אַ֭שְׁרֵי נֹצְרֵ֥י עֵדֹתָ֗יו בְּכָל־
NAS: How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
KJV: Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies,
INT: blessed observe his testimonies all

Psalm 119:22
HEB:כִּ֖י עֵדֹתֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי׃
NAS: and contempt from me, For I observe Your testimonies.
KJV: and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
INT: for your testimonies observe

Psalm 119:33
HEB:דֶּ֥רֶךְ חֻקֶּ֗יךָ וְאֶצְּרֶ֥נָּה עֵֽקֶב׃
NAS: of Your statutes, And I shall observe it to the end.
KJV: of thy statutes; and I shall keep it [unto] the end.
INT: the way of your statutes shall observe to the end

Psalm 119:34
HEB: הֲ֭בִינֵנִי וְאֶצְּרָ֥ה תֽוֹרָתֶ֗ךָ וְאֶשְׁמְרֶ֥נָּה
NAS: Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law
KJV: Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law;
INT: Give may observe your law and keep

Psalm 119:56
HEB:כִּ֖י פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי׃
NAS: has become mine, That I observe Your precepts.
KJV:This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
INT: for your precepts observe

Psalm 119:69
HEB:בְּכָל־ לֵ֤ב ׀ אֱצֹּ֬ר פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: [my] heart I will observe Your precepts.
KJV: a lie against me: [but] I will keep thy precepts
INT: all heart will observe your precepts

Psalm 119:100
HEB:כִּ֖י פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי׃
NAS: Because I have observed Your precepts.
KJV: more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
INT: Because your precepts have observed

Psalm 119:115
HEB:מִמֶּ֥נִּי מְרֵעִ֑ים וְ֝אֶצְּרָ֗ה מִצְוֹ֥ת אֱלֹהָֽי׃
NAS: from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments
KJV: from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments
INT: at evildoers may observe the commandments of my God

Psalm 119:129
HEB:עַל־ כֵּ֝֗ן נְצָרָ֥תַם נַפְשִֽׁי׃
NAS: Therefore my soul observes them.
KJV: therefore doth my soul keep them.
INT: and after that observes my soul

Psalm 119:145
HEB:יְהוָ֗ה חֻקֶּ֥יךָ אֶצֹּֽרָה׃
NAS: me, O LORD! I will observe Your statutes.
KJV: me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
INT: God your statutes will observe

Psalm 140:1
HEB:מֵאִ֖ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃
NAS: men; Preserve me from violent
KJV: man: preserve me from the violent
INT: men violent Preserve

Psalm 140:4
HEB:מֵאִ֣ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵ֑נִי אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָ֝שְׁב֗וּ
NAS: of the wicked; Preserve me from violent
KJV: of the wicked; preserve me from the violent
INT: men violent Preserve Who have purposed

Psalm 141:3
HEB:שָׁמְרָ֣ה לְפִ֑י נִ֝צְּרָ֗ה עַל־ דַּ֥ל
NAS: over my mouth; Keep watch over
KJV: before my mouth; keep the door
INT: A guard my mouth Keep over the door

Proverbs 2:8
HEB: לִ֭נְצֹר אָרְח֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
NAS:Guarding the paths of justice,
KJV:He keepeth the paths of judgment,
INT:Guarding the paths of justice

Proverbs 2:11
HEB:עָלֶ֗יךָ תְּבוּנָ֥ה תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃
NAS: you, Understanding will watch over you,
KJV: thee, understanding shall keep thee:
INT: and Understanding will watch

Proverbs 3:1
HEB:תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗י יִצֹּ֥ר לִבֶּֽךָ׃
NAS: But let your heart keep my commandments;
KJV: but let thine heart keep my commandments:
INT: forget my commandments keep your heart

Proverbs 3:21
HEB:יָלֻ֣זוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ נְצֹ֥ר תֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗ה וּמְזִמָּֽה׃
NAS: from your sight; Keep sound wisdom
KJV: from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom
INT: vanish your sight Keep sound and discretion

Proverbs 4:6
HEB:וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃
NAS: you; Love her, and she will watch over you.
KJV: thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
INT: will guard Love will watch

Proverbs 4:13
HEB:אַל־ תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי־ הִ֥יא
NAS: do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life.
KJV: let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life.
INT: not let Guard for she

Proverbs 4:23
HEB:מִֽכָּל־ מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־
NAS:Watch over your heart with all
KJV:Keep thy heart with all diligence;
INT: all diligence Watch your heart for

Proverbs 5:2
HEB:וְ֝דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃
NAS: And your lips may reserve knowledge.
KJV: and [that] thy lips may keep knowledge.
INT: knowledge and your lips may reserve

Proverbs 6:20
HEB: נְצֹ֣ר בְּ֭נִי מִצְוַ֣ת
NAS: My son, observe the commandment
KJV: My son, keep thy father's commandment,
INT:observe my son the commandment

Proverbs 7:10
HEB:שִׁ֥ית ז֝וֹנָ֗ה וּנְצֻ֥רַת לֵֽב׃
NAS: as a harlot and cunning of heart.
KJV: of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
INT: Dressed A harlot and cunning of heart

Proverbs 13:3
HEB: נֹצֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו שֹׁמֵ֣ר
NAS:The one who guards his mouth preserves
KJV:He that keepeth his mouth keepeth
INT:guards his mouth preserves

Proverbs 13:6
HEB: צְ֭דָקָה תִּצֹּ֣ר תָּם־ דָּ֑רֶךְ
NAS: Righteousness guards the one whose way
KJV: Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright
INT: Righteousness guards is blameless way

Proverbs 16:17
HEB:שֹׁמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ נֹצֵ֥ר דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃
NAS: from evil; He who watches his way
KJV: from evil: he that keepeth his way
INT: preserves his life watches his way

Proverbs 20:28
HEB:חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־ מֶ֑לֶךְ וְסָעַ֖ד
NAS: and truth preserve the king,
KJV: and truth preserve the king:
INT: Loyalty and truth preserve the king upholds

Proverbs 22:12
HEB:עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף
NAS: of the LORD preserve knowledge,
KJV: of the LORD preserve knowledge,
INT: the eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge overthrows

Proverbs 24:12
HEB:הֽוּא־ יָבִ֗ין וְנֹצֵ֣ר נַ֭פְשְׁךָ ה֣וּא
NAS: And does He not know [it] who keeps your soul?
KJV: consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul,
INT: he consider keeps soul he

Proverbs 27:18
HEB: נֹצֵ֣ר תְּ֭אֵנָה יֹאכַ֣ל
NAS:He who tends the fig tree will eat
KJV:Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat
INT:tends the fig will eat

Proverbs 28:7
HEB: נוֹצֵ֣ר תּ֭וֹרָה בֵּ֣ן
NAS:He who keeps the law is a discerning
KJV:Whoso keepeth the law [is] a wise
INT:keeps the law son

Isaiah 1:8
HEB:בְמִקְשָׁ֖ה כְּעִ֥יר נְצוּרָֽה׃
NAS: in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.
KJV: in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
INT: A cucumber city A besieged

Isaiah 26:3
HEB:יֵ֣צֶר סָמ֔וּךְ תִּצֹּ֖ר שָׁל֣וֹם ׀ שָׁל֑וֹם
NAS: of mind You will keep in perfect
KJV:Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace,
INT: of mind the steadfast will keep perfect peace

Isaiah 27:3
HEB:אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ נֹֽצְרָ֔הּ לִרְגָעִ֖ים אַשְׁקֶ֑נָּה
NAS: I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water
KJV: I the LORD do keep it; I will water
INT: I the LORD keeper moment water

Isaiah 27:3
HEB:לַ֥יְלָה וָי֖וֹם אֶצֳּרֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: So that no one will damage it, I guard it night
KJV: lest [any] hurt it, I will keep it night
INT: night and day guard

Isaiah 42:6
HEB:וְאַחְזֵ֣ק בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ לִבְרִ֥ית
NAS: you by the hand and watch over you, And I will appoint
KJV: thine hand, and will keep thee, and give
INT: hold the hand and watch will appoint A covenant

Isaiah 48:6
HEB:חֲדָשׁוֹת֙ מֵעַ֔תָּה וּנְצֻר֖וֹת וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽם׃
NAS: from this time, Even hidden things which you have not known.
KJV: from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know
INT: new this hidden have not known

Isaiah 49:8
HEB:יְשׁוּעָ֖ה עֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ לִבְרִ֣ית
NAS: I have helped You; And I will keep You and give
KJV: have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give
INT: of salvation have helped will keep and give A covenant

Isaiah 65:4
HEB:הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בַּקְּבָרִ֔ים וּבַנְּצוּרִ֖ים יָלִ֑ינוּ הָאֹֽכְלִים֙
NAS: and spend the night in secret places; Who eat
KJV: and lodge in the monuments, which eat
INT: sit graves secret and spend eat

Jeremiah 4:16
HEB:עַל־ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם נֹצְרִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
NAS: Jerusalem, 'Besiegers come
KJV: against Jerusalem, [that] watchers come
INT: over Jerusalem Besiegers come country

Jeremiah 31:6
HEB:י֔וֹם קָרְא֥וּ נֹצְרִ֖ים בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם
NAS: will be a day when watchmen On the hills
KJV: a day, [that] the watchmen upon the mount
INT: day call watchmen the hills of Ephraim

Ezekiel 6:12
HEB:יִפּ֔וֹל וְהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ וְהַנָּצ֔וּר בָּרָעָ֖ב יָמ֑וּת
NAS: and he who remains and is besieged will die
KJV: and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die
INT: will fall remains besieged the famine will die

Nahum 2:1
HEB:עַל־ פָּנַ֖יִךְ נָצ֣וֹר מְצֻרָ֑ה צַפֵּה־
NAS: up against you. Man the fortress,
KJV: before thy face: keep the munition,
INT: against face Man the fortress watch