Natar נָטַר
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| נָטַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | natar |
| Strong's number | H5201 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to keep |
| Occurrences | 9 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Song of Solomon (3) |
Natar (Hebrew נָטַר, Strong's H5201) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to keep”. It occurs 9 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
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)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to keep, maintain
1a2) to keep, guard
Aramaic equivalent: ne.tar (נְטַר "to keep" H5202)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | keep (3), grudge (1), keeper (1), kept (1), keepers (1), reserve (1), reserveth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | bear a grudge (1), harbor (1), keeper (1), tenants (1), are for those who tend (1), will he be angry (1), be angry (1), reserves (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Natar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 19:18Thou 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.Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Psalms
- Psalm 103:9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 1:6Look 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.Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
- Song of Solomon 8:11Solomon 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.Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.
- Song of Solomon 8:12My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 3:5Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ This you have spoken, but you keep doing all the evil you can.”
- Jeremiah 3:12Go 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.Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.
Nahum
- Nahum 1:2God 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.The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).