Strong H5201נָטַר

to keep

Transliteration
nâţar
Pronunciation
naw-tar'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to guard; {figuratively} to cherish (anger): - bear {grudge} keep ({-er}) reserve.

Detailed definition

1) to keep, keep guard, reserve, maintain
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, maintain
1a2) to keep, guard
Aramaic equivalent: ne.tar (נְטַר "to keep" H5202)

In the Bible

Strong H5201 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • keep4
  • keeper2
  • bear1
  • reserve1
  • reserveth1

First verses

  1. Leviticus 19:18
    Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
  2. Psalms 103:9
    He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
  3. Song of Songs 1:6
    Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
  4. Song of Songs 8:11
    Solomon had a vineyard at Baal–hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
  5. Song of Songs 8:12
    My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
  6. Jeremiah 3:5
    Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
  7. Jeremiah 3:12
    Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.
  8. Nahum 1:2
    God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
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