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It is frequently used in the negative sense, implying the act of bearing a grudge or harboring resentment. In the context of relationships, it suggests an ongoing state of unforgiveness or bitterness.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, maintaining harmonious relationships within the community was vital. The concept of "natar" reflects the human tendency to hold onto offenses, which can disrupt communal harmony and personal relationships. The Hebrew Scriptures often emphasize the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation, contrasting the destructive nature of bearing grudges with the peace that comes from letting go of offenses.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to keep<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>angry (2), bear any grudge (1), caretaker (1), caretakers (1), keep (1), reserves (1), take care (1), taken care (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">נָטַר</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>keep</b></font> (less common "" of <font class="hebrew2">נָצַר</font>) (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">נְטַר</font>, Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb064302.gif"> <em>id.</em>; Nabataean in proper name Lzb<sup>323</sup> (compare also below), Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb064303.gif"> <em>id.</em> (object garden, etc.)); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>1singular <font class="hebrew2">נָטָ֑רְתִּי</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/1-6.htm">Songs 1:6</a>; <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">יִטּוֺר</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/103-9.htm">Psalm 103:9</a>, <font class="hebrew2">יִנְטוֺר</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Jeremiah 3:5</a>; read <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּטֹּר</font> also <a href="/interlinear/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11</a> (for <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ0</font> <font class="hebrew2">יִטְרֹף</font>) Ol<sup>Ps 103:9</sup> We Now GASm Dr; 2 masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">תִּטִּר</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>; 1singular <font class="hebrew2">אֶטּוֺר</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Jeremiah 3:12</a>; <em>Participle active</em> <font class="hebrew2">נוֺטֵר</font> <a href="/interlinear/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2</a>; feminine <font class="hebrew2">נֹטֵרָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/1-6.htm">Songs 1:6</a>; masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">נֹטְרִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/8-11.htm">Songs 8:11,12</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>keep, maintain</em> (that is, wrath), of <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Jeremiah 3:5,12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2</a> (with <font class="hebrew2">לְ</font> <em>for</em>), <a href="/interlinear/psalms/103-9.htm">Psalm 103:9</a>; of Edom <a href="/interlinear/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11</a> (reading <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּטֹּר לָעַד אַמּוֺ</font> <em>and he kept his anger perpetually</em>, see above). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>keep, guard</em> a vineyard <a href="/interlinear/songs/1-6.htm">Songs 1:6</a>,6 (in figurative), absolute <a href="/interlinear/songs/8-11.htm">Songs 8:11</a>, object <font class="hebrew2">מִּרְיוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/8-12.htm">Songs 8:12</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>bear grudge, keeper, reserve <p>A primitive root; to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger) -- bear grudge, keep(-er), reserve. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֶטּ֖וֹר אטור הֲיִנְטֹ֣ר הינטר וְנוֹטֵ֥ר ונוטר יִטּֽוֹר׃ יטור׃ לְנֹטְרִ֥ים לַנֹּטְרִ֑ים לנטרים נָטָֽרְתִּי׃ נֹטֵרָ֣ה נטרה נטרתי׃ תִטֹּר֙ תטר ’eṭ·ṭō·wr ’eṭṭōwr etTor hă·yin·ṭōr hayinTor hăyinṭōr lan·nō·ṭə·rîm lannoteRim lannōṭərîm lə·nō·ṭə·rîm lenoteRim lənōṭərîm nā·ṭā·rə·tî naTareti nāṭārətî nō·ṭê·rāh noteRah nōṭêrāh ṯiṭ·ṭōr titTor ṯiṭṭōr venoTer wə·nō·w·ṭêr wənōwṭêr yiṭ·ṭō·wr yitTor yiṭṭōwr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/19-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 19:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־ <b> תִטֹּר֙ </b> אֶת־ בְּנֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> nor <span class="itali">bear any grudge</span> against<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Thou shalt not avenge, <span class="itali">nor bear any grudge</span> against the children<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/19-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> take nor <span class="itali">bear</span> the sons of your people<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/103-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 103:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/103.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלֹ֖א לְעוֹלָ֣ם <b> יִטּֽוֹר׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/103.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [with us], Nor <span class="itali">will He keep</span> [His anger] forever.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/103.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> chide: <span class="itali">neither will he keep</span> [his anger] for ever.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/103-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Nor forever <span class="itali">keep</span><p><b><a href="/text/songs/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 1:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בִ֗י שָׂמֻ֙נִי֙ <b> נֹטֵרָ֣ה </b> אֶת־ הַכְּרָמִ֔ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with me; They made <span class="itali">me caretaker</span> of the vineyards,<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with me; they made <span class="itali">me the keeper</span> of the vineyards;<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were angry made <span class="itali">caretaker</span> of the vineyards vineyard<p><b><a href="/text/songs/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 1:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֶׁלִּ֖י לֹ֥א <b> נָטָֽרְתִּי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the vineyards, <span class="itali">[But] I have not taken care</span> of my own vineyard.<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [but] mine own vineyard <span class="itali">have I not kept.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> vineyard have not <span class="itali">taken</span><p><b><a href="/text/songs/8-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 8:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ הַכֶּ֖רֶם <b> לַנֹּטְרִ֑ים </b> אִ֛ישׁ יָבִ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the vineyard <span class="itali">to caretakers.</span> Each one<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the vineyard <span class="itali">unto keepers;</span> every one<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> entrusted the vineyard <span class="itali">to caretakers</span> Each bring<p><b><a href="/text/songs/8-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 8:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וּמָאתַ֖יִם <b> לְנֹטְרִ֥ים </b> אֶת־ פִּרְיֽוֹ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And two hundred <span class="itali">are for those who take care</span> of its fruit.<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [must have] a thousand, <span class="itali">and those that keep</span> the fruit<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Solomon hundred <span class="itali">take</span> fruit<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 3:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> הֲיִנְטֹ֣ר </b> לְעוֹלָ֔ם אִם־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Will He be angry</span> forever?<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Will he reserve</span> [his anger] for ever?<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">will He be angry</span> alway lo<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 3:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָ֔ה לֹ֥א <b> אֶטּ֖וֹר </b> לְעוֹלָֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the LORD; <span class="itali">'I will not be angry</span> forever.<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the LORD, <span class="itali">[and] I will not keep</span> [anger] for ever.<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the LORD not <span class="itali">will not be angry</span> forever<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 1:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָה֙ לְצָרָ֔יו <b> וְנוֹטֵ֥ר </b> ה֖וּא לְאֹיְבָֽיו׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on His adversaries, <span class="itali">And He reserves</span> wrath<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on his adversaries, <span class="itali">and he reserveth</span> [wrath] for his enemies.<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God his adversaries <span class="itali">reserves</span> he his enemies<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5201.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5201.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5201<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ettor_5201.htm">’eṭ·ṭō·wr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hayintor_5201.htm">hă·yin·ṭōr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lannoterim_5201.htm">lan·nō·ṭə·rîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lenoterim_5201.htm">lə·nō·ṭə·rîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/natareti_5201.htm">nā·ṭā·rə·tî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/noterah_5201.htm">nō·ṭê·rāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tittor_5201.htm">ṯiṭ·ṭōr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/venoter_5201.htm">wə·nō·w·ṭêr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yittor_5201.htm">yiṭ·ṭō·wr — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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