- Original: נטר - Transliteration: Natar - Phonetic: naw-tar' - Definition: 1. to keep, keep guard, reserve, maintain a. (Qal) 1. to keep, maintain 2. to keep, guard - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1356 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to guard; figuratively to cherish (anger): - bear grudge keep (-er) reserve. Total KJV Occurrences: 9 • grudge, 1 Leviticus 19:18 • keep, 3 Psalm 103:9; Song of Songs 8:12; Jeremiah 3:12 • keeper, 1 Song of Songs 1:6 • keepers, 1 Song of Songs 8:11 • kept, 1 Song of Songs 1:6 • reserve, 1 Jeremiah 3:5 • reserveth, 1 Nahum 1:2