Keeper; Keepers

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · James Orr and contributors

kep'-er, (mostly from shamar; phulax): The word is used of keepers of sheep, vineyards, doors, prisons (in Ge 39:21 ff, car; compare Ac 5:23), etc. In Ec 12:3, "The keepers of the house shall tremble," the allusion is to the decay of bodily powers, the "keepers" being specially the arms, which had become feeble through age.

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Read “Keeper” in the 6 dictionaries

KeeperEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
OverseeEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
OverseerEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
OverseerInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
oversee, overseer, keeperTranslation Words

Source of the article

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2

Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 2.2; historical scholarship originally published in 1915