נָצַר (na.tsar) means “to watch” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: naw-tsar' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
נָצַר · na.tsar · to watch
1) to guard, watch, watch over, keep 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to watch, guard, keep 1a2) to preserve, guard from dangers 1a3) to keep, observe, guard with fidelity 1a4) to guard, keep secret 1a5) to be kept close, be blockaded 1a6) watchman (participle)
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a primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
KJV glosses: besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| keep | 4 |
| preserve | 3 |
| guard | 2 |
| he who guards | 2 |
| i obey | 2 |
| i will keep you | 2 |
| that i may obey | 2 |
| a besieging army | 1 |
| am its keeper | 1 |
| and cunning | 1 |
| and i will keep them | 1 |
| and maintained | 1 |
| and obey | 1 |
| and she will guard you | 1 |
| are those who keep | 1 |
| besieged | 1 |
| but keeping | 1 |
| by a watchman | 1 |
| guard it | 1 |
| guard me | 1 |
| guards | 1 |
| he guarded him | 1 |
| hidden things | 1 |
| i guard it | 1 |
| i have kept | 1 |
| i will obey | 1 |
| in secret places | 1 |
| keep me safe | 1 |
| keep watch | 1 |
| keep watch over | 1 |
| keeps | 1 |
| maintaining | 1 |
| may preserve | 1 |
| o watcher | 1 |
| obey them | 1 |
| preserve me | 1 |
| preserves | 1 |
| protect me | 1 |
| to guard | 1 |
| to guard him | 1 |
| to those who keep | 1 |
| watchtower | 1 |
| when watchmen | 1 |
| who guards | 1 |
| whoever tends | 1 |
| will guard you | 1 |
| you protect me | 1 |
| you will forever guard us | 1 |
| you will keep | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| keep | 9 |
| preserve | 7 |
| and i shall keep | 2 |
| he that keepeth | 2 |
| i will keep | 2 |
| of the watchmen | 2 |
| thou shalt preserve | 2 |
| whoso keepeth | 2 |
| and he that keepeth | 1 |
| and is besieged | 1 |
| and keep | 1 |
| and kept | 1 |
| and subtil | 1 |
| and will keep | 1 |
| as a besieged | 1 |
| because i keep | 1 |
| but keep | 1 |
| do keep | 1 |
| even hidden things | 1 |
| for i have kept | 1 |
| for i will keep | 1 |
| he keepeth | 1 |
| her and she shall keep | 1 |
| him he kept | 1 |
| in the monuments | 1 |
| it i will keep | 1 |
| keepeth | 1 |
| keeping | 1 |
| may keep | 1 |
| may preserve | 1 |
| observe | 1 |
| preserveth | 1 |
| shall keep | 1 |
| the keeper | 1 |
| the preserved | 1 |
| the watchmen | 1 |
| thee and i will preserve | 1 |
| they that keep | 1 |
| this i had because i kept | 1 |
| thou wilt keep | 1 |
| unto such as keep | 1 |
| unto thee o thou preserver | 1 |
| watchers | 1 |
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maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”
Read word by wordHe found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.
Read word by wordHe said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
Read word by wordThe Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.
Read word by wordHe defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.
Read word by wordIf I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?
Read word by wordThe house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
Read word by wordYou, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.8
All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
Read word by wordMay integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
Read word by wordLove the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 31.24
You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
Read word by wordKeep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 34.14
O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 40.12
May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 61.8
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 64.2
that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
Read word by wordthat they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
Read word by wordBlessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
Read word by wordRemove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
Read word by wordTeach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
Read word by wordGive me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
Read word by wordThis is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.
Read word by wordThough the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
Read word by wordI discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
Read word by wordDepart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Read word by wordWonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
Read word by wordI call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
Read word by wordFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 140.2
Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 140.5
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
Read word by wordto guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
Read word by wordDiscretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
Read word by wordMy son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
Read word by wordMy son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
Read word by wordDo not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
Read word by wordHold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
Read word by wordGuard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
Read word by wordthat you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
Read word by wordMy son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
Read word by wordThen a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
Read word by wordHe who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Read word by wordRighteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
Read word by wordThe highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
Read word by wordLoving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
Read word by wordThe LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
Read word by wordMy son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
Read word by wordIf you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
Read word by wordWhoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Read word by wordA discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
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