1. Watch, guard, keep , a vineyard Jb 27:18 ( cf. Wetzst in De Job (2) ^{ad loc.}), Is 27:3 ^(×2), fig-tree Pr 27:18 , fortification Na 2:2 ; נֹצְרִים watchmen Je 31: 6; מִגְדַּל נ׳ tower of watchmen 2 K 17: 9; 18:8 ; in ethical sense of men, guarding the mouth Pr 13:3 , the way Pr 16:17 , לֵב Pr 4:2 3; the tongue מֵרַע ψ 34:14 ; c. על , over the door of the lips ψ 141:3 ; of God נֹצֵר הָאָדָם Jb 7:20 (thou) watcher of men (iron.).

2. Guard from dangers, perserve , c. acc. subj. God or his attributes Dt 32:10 ψ 25:21 ; 31:24 ; 40:12 ; 61:8 Is 26: 3; 42:6 ; 49:8 Pr 2: 8; 20:28 ; 22:12 ; נֹצֵר נֶפֶשׁ Pr 24:12 ; c. acc. and מן from which ψ 12:8 ; 32:7 ; 64:2 ; 140:2 , 5 . In Wisd. lit. subj. is abstr. : חכמה Pr 4: 6; תבונה Pr 2:1 1; צדקה Pr 13: 6; נְצוּרֵי ישׂראל Is 49:6 preserved of Israel .

3. Guard with fidelity, keep, observe: of י׳ , נֹצֵר חֶסֶד לאלפים Ex 34:7 ( J ); elsewhere of man observing the covenant Dt 33:9 (poem) ψ 25:10 , the divine law ψ 78:7 ; 105:45 ; 119:2 , 22 , 33 , 34 , 56 , 69 , 100 , 115 , 129 , 145 ; commands of parents Pr 6:20 ; 28:7 ; and discipline of Wisdom Pr 3:1 , 21 ; 4:13 ; 5:2 .

4. Guard, keep secret , dub. : נְצֻרֹות secret things Is 48: 6; נְצוּרִים secret places Is 65:4 (see forms above); נְצֻרַת לֵב secret, wily minded Pr 7:10 (of harlot, so RVm close , i.e. secretive ).

5. Kept close, blockaded , dub. : הַנָּצוּר the blockaded (so Ew Hi Co Toy; but Ke Bth Kau preserved; Hi Co Bth Toy del. והנשׁאר ) Ez 6:12 ; עִיר נְצוּרָה blockaded city Is 1:8 (see form above); נֹצְרִים blockaders Je 4:16 (but Ö συστροφαί = צררים i.e. foes ).

נְצוּרִים S 5341 TWOT 1407 GK 5903 v. I. נצר Qal Pt. pass.

• [ נציר S 5336 TWOT 1407a GK 5910 ] adj. preserved ;—only pl. cstr. נצירי Is 49:6 Kt , Qr נְצוּרֵי q.v. נצר Pt ..

נִצְּרָה S 5341 TWOT 1407 GK 5917 ψ 141:3 v. I. נצר ^{Qal Imv.}

Wisd. lit. Wisdom Literature. abstr. abstract.

Co C. H. Cornill. adj. adjective.