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Proverbs 6:20

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Masoretic Text 1524

H5341 keep נצר

H1121 My son בני

H4687 thy father's commandment מצות

H1 אביך

H408 not ואל

H5203 and forsake תטשׁ

H8451 the law תורת

H517 of thy mother אמך׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H1121 son

H5341 keep

thy

father's

H4687 commandment

and

H5203 forsake

H408 not

the

H8451 law

thy

H517 mother

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H5341

Hebrew: נָצַר

Transliteration: nâtsar

Pronunciation: naw-tsar'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: {besieged} hidden {thing} keep ({-er} {-ing}) {monument} {observe} preserve ({-r}) {subtil} watcher (-man).

Definition:

to {guard} in a good sense (to {protect} maintain: {obey} etc.) or a bad one (to {conceal} etc.)

1. to guard, watch, watch over, keep

a. (Qal)

1. to watch, guard, keep

2. to preserve, guard from dangers

3. to keep, observe, guard with fidelity

4. to guard, keep secret

5. to be kept close, be blockaded

6. watchman (participle)

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906