וְ/נֹצֵ֣ר
𐤅/𐤍𐤑𐤓
nâtsar
and who keeps
To watch over, guard, or keep something with care, maintaining its safety or integrity; in some contexts, to protect or preserve against harm or loss. In other contexts, to observe (regard) or retain (in memory or deed). Occasionally, in negative or ambiguous contexts, to keep secret or conceal. The term can refer to tangible protection (e.g., safeguarding a city, vineyard, or covenant), to personal conduct (keeping commandments or precepts), or to mental/spiritual attentiveness (preserving loyalty or purity).
Proverbs 24:12 · Word #12
Lexicon H5341
| Lemma | נָצַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤑𐤓 |
| Transliteration | nâtsar |
| Strong's | H5341 |
| Definition | To watch over, guard, or keep something with care, maintaining its safety or integrity; in some contexts, to protect or preserve against harm or loss. In other contexts, to observe (regard) or retain (in memory or deed). Occasionally, in negative or ambiguous contexts, to keep secret or conceal. The term can refer to tangible protection (e.g., safeguarding a city, vineyard, or covenant), to personal conduct (keeping commandments or precepts), or to mental/spiritual attentiveness (preserving loyalty or purity). |
Morphology HC/Vqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and who keeps |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5341-32
and the one guarding
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular absolute, prefixed conjunction וְ ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes a continuous or characteristic action, rendered as "the one guarding" to reflect its verbal-adjectival force. The conjunction וְ is preserved as "and," and "guarding" maintains the core root sense of careful protection or preservation. |
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