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Proverbs 16:17

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Masoretic Text 1524

H4546 The highway מסלת

H3477 of the upright ישׁרים

H5493 is to depart סור

H7451 מרע

H8104 preserveth שׁמר

H5315 his soul נפשׁו

H5341 he that keepeth נצר

H1870 his way דרכו׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H5315 soul

his

H8104 preserveth

H1870 way

his

H5341 keepeth

that

H4480 evil

from

H5493 depart

H3477 upright

the

H4546 highway

The

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