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Proverbs 6:20
“My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָצַרnâtsar · naw-tsar'
H5341 · Hebrew
H5341 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
- Grammar
- נְצֹ֣ר — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 63 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 34:7Deuteronomy 32:10Deuteronomy 33:92 Kings 17:92 Kings 18:8
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָצַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.