Lexicon
זְהַר
ze.har
H2095
A:V Hebrew

to take heed

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ze.har describes being warned to attend carefully rather than neglect the required action.

The attested use presents an admonition to be alert and not neglect the action required in the clause.

Senses in use

  1. Attentive warning against neglect · dominant

    In Ezra 4:22, the masculine plural absolute form stands in an admonitory clause followed by a prohibition against neglecting action; the APB renders the verse, “And be warned; do not neglect to act upon this.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 4:22, the APB presents the clause as “And be warned,” followed by “do not neglect to act upon this”; This wording is treated as the verse’s presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.

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