זְהַר
zᵉhar · H2095 · Aramaic · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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cautious, careful
State in which humans are aware of the importance of a situation
ExamplesEzra 4:22 And beware of being negligent in carrying out this matter; why should there be great damage, to the detriment of the kings?
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הָוָאto be 1
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Near synonyms 2 words
- שָׁמַר shâmar · H8104 · to observe, to watch, to pay attention
- Hebrew שָׁמַר shares the core semantic of careful vigilance and watchful attention, often translated 'take heed' in contexts warning to be cautious or observant, directly overlapping with the admonitory force of זְהַר.
- נָצַר nâtsar · H5341 · to observe, to watch, to pay attention
- Hebrew נָצַר conveys careful watching and guarding with attentive caution, semantically parallel to זְהַר's sense of taking heed and being vigilant.
In the other Testament 2 words
- προσέχω proséchō · G4337 · to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for
- Greek προσέχω is the standard translation equivalent for Hebrew warnings to 'take heed' or 'be careful,' expressing the same semantic force of vigilant attention and caution that זְהַר carries in its sole occurrence (Daniel 6:14 Aramaic).
- βλέπω blépō · G991 · to see, to become aware of, to notice
- Greek βλέπω in its imperatival 'take heed' sense serves as a natural translation equivalent for Aramaic זְהַר, both conveying watchful caution and careful attention to avoid danger or error.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Know002004002007
- Ezra 4:22 has the letter to King Artaxerxes warn, “beware of being negligent in carrying out this matter; why should there be great damage, to the detriment of the kings?”
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2095. zehar [זְהַר] verb Pe`al Passive participle plural זְהִירִין Ezr 4:22 be warned…
[זְהַר] verb Pe`al Passive participle plural זְהִירִין Ezr 4:22 be warned (ᵑ7 Syriac, compare Biblical Hebrew II. [זָהַר]
Hiph`il warn).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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