keeping

Found 12 times in the King James Bible

H8104 Hebrew
G5442 Greek

English Definition

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

שָׁמַר

Transliteration

shâmar

Strong's Reference H8104

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

φυλάσσω

Transliteration

shâmar

Strong's Reference G5442

"Keeping" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H8104, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G5442. Context determines which original word is being used.

Occurrences in Scripture

Exodus 34:7 Old Testament

Keeping mercy for thousands,

Numbers 3:28 Old Testament

and six hundred, keeping the charge of

Numbers 3:38 Old Testament

and his sons, keeping the charge of

Deuteronomy 8:11 Old Testament

God, in not keeping his commandments, and

1 Samuel 25:16 Old Testament

were with them keeping the sheep.

Nehemiah 12:25 Old Testament

Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at

Psalm 19:11 Old Testament

warned: and in keeping of them there

Ezekiel 17:14 Old Testament

but that by keeping of his covenant

Daniel 9:4 Old Testament

and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and

Luke 2:8 New Testament

in the field, keeping watch over their

1 Corinthians 7:19 New Testament

nothing, but the keeping of the commandments

1 Peter 4:19 New Testament

God commit the keeping of their souls

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