Proverbs 6:20:1Prov.6.20.W1TAB
נְצֹ֣ר
netsor
“keep”
- Transliteration
- ne-TSOR
- Extended
- neh-TSOHR
- IPA
- /nəˈtsoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- keep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-TSOR
- clause
ne-TSOR be-NI mits-VAHT a-VI-kha
- sentence
ne-TSOR be-NI mits-VAHT a-VI-kha ve-AL-ti-TOSH to-RAT i-ME-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the jussive command netzor {נְצֹר | nə-ṣôr} ‘keep’, immediately addressing the addressee beni {בְּנִי | bə-nî} ‘my son’.
Root and etymology
Rootn-ṣ-r
“to guard, preserve”
In context — Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep the commandment of your father, and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:20, so the Hebrew word נְצֹ֣ר (netsor) 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.6.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.20.W1.S1) and character.