Proverbs 16:17:7Prov.16.17.W7TAB
נֹצֵ֥ר
notser
“one who keeps”
- Transliteration
- no-TSER
- Extended
- noh-TSEER
- IPA
- /noːˈtseːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who keeps
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
no-TSER
- phraseyour reading level
no-TSER dar-KHO
- clause
sho-MER naf-SHO no-TSER dar-KHO
- sentence
me-sil-LAT ye-sha-RIM SUR me-RA sho-MER naf-SHO no-TSER dar-KHO
Exegesis
The parallel Qal participles shomer {שֹׁמֵר | šō-mer} ‘guarding’ + nafsho {נַפְשׁוֹ | nap-šô} ‘soul’ and notzer {נֹצֵר | nō-zēr} ‘preserving’ + darko {דַרְכּוֹ | dar-kô} ‘way’ form balanced clauses that emphasize moral vigilance, highlighting how proactive watchfulness leads to personal stability.
In context — Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who guards his way preserves his soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 16:17, so the Hebrew word נֹצֵ֥ר (notser) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.16.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.17.W7.S1) and character.