BDB5174
[נָטַר] verb keep (less common || of נָצַר) (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 נְטַר, Syriac [untranscribed source text 3294] id.; Nabataean in proper name Lzb323 (compare also below), Arabic [untranscribed source text 3295] id. (object garden, etc.)); —
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5201 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נָטַר |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | natar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | naw-tar' |
| Meaning: | 1. to guard 2. (figuratively) to cherish (anger) |
| KJV Renderings: | bear grudge, keep(-er), reserve. |
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[נָטַר] verb keep (less common || of נָצַר) (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 נְטַר, Syriac [untranscribed source text 3294] id.; Nabataean in proper name Lzb323 (compare also below), Arabic [untranscribed source text 3295] id. (object garden, etc.)); —
[נְטַר] verb keep ( ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew I. נצר , and (rarely) נָטַר); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke