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<p> ''''' kēp´er ''''' , (mostly from שׁמר , <i> ''''' shāmar ''''' </i> ; φύλαξ , <i> ''''' phúlax ''''' </i> ): The word is used of keepers of sheep, vineyards, doors, prisons (in [[Genesis]] 39:21 ff, <i> '''''ṣar''''' </i> ; compare Acts 5:23 ), etc. In Ecclesiastes 12:3 , "The keepers of the house shall tremble," the allusion is to the decay of bodily powers, the "keepers" being specially the arms, which had become feeble through age. </p> | Keeper; Keepers <ref name="term_5580" /> | ||
==References == | <p> ''''' kēp´er ''''' , (mostly from שׁמר , <i> ''''' shāmar ''''' </i> ; φύλαξ , <i> ''''' phúlax ''''' </i> ): The word is used of keepers of sheep, vineyards, doors, prisons (in [[Genesis]] 39:21 ff, <i> ''''' ṣar ''''' </i> ; compare Acts 5:23 ), etc. In Ecclesiastes 12:3 , "The keepers of the house shall tremble," the allusion is to the decay of bodily powers, the "keepers" being specially the arms, which had become feeble through age. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_5580"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/keeper;+keepers Keeper; Keepers from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_5580"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/keeper;+keepers Keeper; Keepers from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Keeper; Keepers [1]
kēp´er , (mostly from שׁמר , shāmar ; φύλαξ , phúlax ): The word is used of keepers of sheep, vineyards, doors, prisons (in Genesis 39:21 ff, ṣar ; compare Acts 5:23 ), etc. In Ecclesiastes 12:3 , "The keepers of the house shall tremble," the allusion is to the decay of bodily powers, the "keepers" being specially the arms, which had become feeble through age.
