Proverbs 24:12:8Prov.24.12.W8TAB
וְנֹצֵ֣ר
venotser
“and the one guarding”
- Transliteration
- ve-no-TSER
- Extended
- veh-noh-TSEER
- IPA
- /vənɔˈtseːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the one guarding
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-no-TSER
- phraseyour reading level
ve-no-TSER NA-fe-she-kha HU ye-DA
- clause
ZE ha-lo-TO-khen li-BOT hu-ya-VIN ve-no-TSER NA-fe-she-kha HU ye-DA
- sentence
ki-TO-mar HEN lo-ya-DA-e-nu ZE ha-lo-TO-khen li-BOT hu-ya-VIN ve-no-TSER NA-fe-she-kha HU ye-DA ve-he-SHIV le-a-DAM ke-fa-a-LO
Exegesis
The parallel participial clause wə-nōṣēr {וְנֹצֵר | wə-nō-ṣēr} “and he who guards” shifts focus to divine protection, reinforced by the repeated hu {הוּא | hûʾ} “he” for continuity.
Root and etymology
ts-rṣ-r
“to be narrow”
In context — Proverbs 24:12
If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not He who weighs hearts understand? And He who guards your soul —does He not know? And will He not repay each person according to his work?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 24:12, so the Hebrew word וְנֹצֵ֣ר (venotser) 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.24.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.12.W8.S1) and character.