Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Behold, he that keepeth Iſrael; ſhall neither ſlumber nor ſleepe.
הִנֵּה , demonstrative particle, hinneyh — lo! behold! (value 60)
H2009,
הִנֵּה hinnêh, hin-nay'; prolongation for H2005; lo!:—behold, lo, see.Used in 799 Verses, 35 Books 842  Occurrence Count
יָשֵׁן , verb, yasheyn — to sleep (value 360)
H3462,
יָשֵׁן yâshên, yaw-shane'; a primitive root; properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate:—old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.to sleep, be asleep
(Qal) to sleep, go to sleep, be asleep
(Niphal)
to remain a long time, be stored up
to be festering (of leprosy)
(Piel) to cause to sleep, entice to sleep
Used in 21 Verses, 14 Books 21  Occurrence Count
יִשְׂרָאֵל , proper masculine noun, yisraʾeyl — "God strives", another name of Jacob and his desc (value 541)
H3478,
יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'; from H8280 and H410; he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity:—Israel.Israel = "God prevails"
the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel
the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob
the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split
the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah
the name of the nation after the return from exile
Used in 2231 Verses, 34 Books 2505  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
נוּם , verb, num — to be drowsy, slumber (value 96)
H5123,
נוּם nûwm, noom; a primitive root; to slumber (from drowsiness):—sleep, slumber.to be drowsy, slumber, sleep
(Qal) to slumber, be drowsy
Used in 6 Verses, 3 Books 6  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַר , verb, shamar — to keep, watch, preserve (value 540)
H8104,
שָׁמַר shâmar, shaw-mar'; a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.:—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).to keep, guard, observe, give heed
(Qal)
to keep, have charge of
to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
watch, watchman (participle)
to watch for, wait for
to watch, observe
to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
to keep (within bounds), restrain
to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
to keep, preserve, protect
to keep, reserve
(Niphal)
to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
to be kept, be guarded
(Piel) to keep, pay heed
(Hithpael) to keep oneself from
Used in 440 Verses, 31 Books 466  Occurrence Count
| Psalm 121:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Behold, he that keepeth |
H8104shamar |
שָׁמַר |
540 |
| Israel |
H3478yisraʾeyl |
יִשְׂרָאֵל |
541 |
| shall neither slumber |
H5123num |
נוּם |
96 |
| nor sleep. |
H3462yasheyn |
יָשֵׁן |
360 |
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