2 Kings 11:5
And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
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Titus 2:5
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
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4 occurrences in 4 verses.
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שָׁמַר
shâmar · shaw-mar'
15 times translated as this KJV form467 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Strong's KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 2 Kings 11:5Strong's last: Ezekiel 44:14
Open full H8104 profile →φύλαξ
phýlax · foo'-lax
3 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
a watcher or sentry
Strong's KJV usage: :--keeper.
Strong's first: Acts 5:23Strong's last: Acts 12:19
Open full G5441 profile →τηρέω
tēréō · tay-reh'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form76 total Strong's occurrences
to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892, which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried)
Strong's KJV usage: :--hold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 28:4Strong's last: Matthew 28:4
Open full G5083 profile →נָטַר
nâṭar · naw-tar'
1 times translated as this KJV form9 total Strong's occurrences
to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger)
Strong's KJV usage: bear grudge, keep(-er), reserve.
Strong's first: Song of Solomon 8:11Strong's last: Song of Solomon 8:11
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H8104
And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
H8104
Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
H8104
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.
H8104
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
H8104
And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.
H8104
And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.
H8104
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
H8104
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
H8104
The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
H5201
Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
H8104
As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.
H8104
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
H8104
And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
H8104
And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
H8104
And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.
H8104
But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.
G5083
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
G5441
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
G5441
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
G5441
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
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To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
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keeper
KEE'PER, noun One who keeps; one that holds or has possession of any thing.
1. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the custody of prisoners.
2. One who has the care of a park or other inclosure, or the custody of beasts; as the keeper of a park, a pound, or of sheep.
3. One who has the care, custody or superintendence of any thing.
In Great Britain, the keeper of the great seal, is a lord by his office, and one of the privy council. All royal grants, commissions and charters pass through his hands. He is constituted lord-keeper by the delivery of the great seal. The keeper of the privy seal is also a lord by his office, and a member of the privy council.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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