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Lexicon :: Strong's H4929 - mišmār

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מִשְׁמָר
Transliteration
mišmār
Pronunciation
mish-mawr'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2414f

Strong’s Definitions

מִשְׁמָר mishmâr, mish-mawr'; from H8104; a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely):—diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H4929 in the following manner: ward (12x), watch (4x), guard (3x), diligence (1x), offices (1x), prison (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H4929 in the following manner: ward (12x), watch (4x), guard (3x), diligence (1x), offices (1x), prison (1x).

  1. place of confinement, prison, guard, jail, guard post, watch, observance

    1. jail, prison, guard-house

    2. guard, guard post, act of guarding

    3. observances

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִשְׁמָר mishmâr, mish-mawr'; from H8104; a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely):—diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
STRONGS H4929: Abbreviations
† מִשְׁמָר noun [masculine] place of confinement, goal, prison; late, guard, watch, observance; — absolute מ׳ Genesis 42:17 +; construct מִשְׁמַר Genesis 40:3 +; suffix מִשְׁמָרוֺ Nehemiah 7:3, etc.; plural suffix רָיו - Nehemiah 13:14; —
1. goal, prison, בֵּית שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים מ׳ Genesis 40:3, compare Genesis 40:4 (absolute), Genesis 40:7; Genesis 41:10; Genesis 42:17 (absolute), + Genesis 42:30 (Greek Version of the LXX), בֵּית מִשְׁמַרְכֶם Genesis 42:19 (all E); guard-house in camp Leviticus 24:12 (H), Numbers 15:34 (P).
2. guard, Jeremiah 51:12; Nehemiah 4:3; Nehemiah 4:16, אַנְשֵׁי הַמּ׳ Nehemiah 4:17; guard-post Nehemiah 7:3; figurative of י׳ setting a guard, כִּי תָשִׂים עָלַימ׳ Job 7:12; band of (Levitical) guards or functionaries 1 Chronicles 26:16; Nehemiah 12:24 (compare מִשְׁמֶרֶת); act of guarding, מִכָּלמֿ׳ Proverbs 4:23 above all guarding watch thy heart. — לְמ׳ Ezekiel 38:7 is doubtful, Hi Co Toy and others reserve; Krae לְמשֵׁל.
3. plural observances, services, of temple Nehemiah 13:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

40:3; 40:3; 40:4; 40:7; 41:10; 42:17; 42:17; 42:19; 42:30

Leviticus

24:12

Numbers

15:34

1 Chronicles

26:16

Nehemiah

4:3; 4:16; 4:17; 7:3; 7:3; 12:24; 13:14; 13:14

Job

7:12

Proverbs

4:23

Jeremiah

51:12

Ezekiel

38:7

H4929

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4929 matches the Hebrew מִשְׁמָר (mišmār),
which occurs 22 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:3 - and he put them in the prison where Joseph was, in the palace of the captain of the guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:4 - They remained in prison for quite some time, and the captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, who looked after them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:7 - “Why do you look so worried today?” he asked them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:10 - “Some time ago, you were angry with the chief baker and me, and you imprisoned us in the palace of the captain of the guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:17 - So Joseph put them all in prison for three days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:19 - If you really are honest men, choose one of your brothers to remain in prison. The rest of you may go home with grain for your starving families.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:12 - They kept the man in custody until the LORD’s will in the matter should become clear to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:34 - They held him in custody because they did not know what to do with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:16 - Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate and the gateway leading up to the Temple.[fn] Guard duties were divided evenly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:9 - But we prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:22 - I also told everyone living outside the walls to stay in Jerusalem. That way they and their servants could help with guard duty at night and work during the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:23 - During this time, none of us—not I, nor my relatives, nor my servants, nor the guards who were with me—ever took off our clothes. We carried our weapons with us at all times, even when we went for water.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:3 - I said to them, “Do not leave the gates open during the hottest part of the day.[fn] And even while the gatekeepers are on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint the residents of Jerusalem to act as guards, everyone on a regular watch. Some will serve at sentry posts and some in front of their own homes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:24 - These were the family leaders of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui,[fn] Kadmiel, and other associates, who stood opposite them during the ceremonies of praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as commanded by David, the man of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:25 - This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah.
Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were the gatekeepers in charge of the storerooms at the gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:14 - Remember this good deed, O my God, and do not forget all that I have faithfully done for the Temple of my God and its services.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:12 - Am I a sea monster or a dragon
that you must place me under guard?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:23 - Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:12 - Raise the battle flag against Babylon!
Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen.
Prepare an ambush,
for the LORD will fulfill all his plans against Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:7 - “Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them.
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