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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 BoxGen 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:3 - And he put them in ward, into the prison, into the place whereinto Joseph had been led.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:4 - And the chief keeper of the prison committed them to Joseph, and he stood by them; and they were some days in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:7 - And he asked the eunuchs of Pharao who were with him in the prison with his master, saying, Why is it that your countenances are sad to-day?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:10 - Pharao was angry with his servants, and put us in prison in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:17 - And he put them in prison three days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:19 - If ye be peaceable, let one of your brethren be detained in prison; but go ye, and carry back the [fn]corn ye have purchased.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:12 - And they put him in ward, to judge him by the command of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:34 - And they placed him in custody, for they did not determine what they should do to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:16 - They gave the lot for the second to Osa westward, after the gate of the chamber by the ascent, watch against watch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:9 - (LXX 4:3) So we prayed to our God and set watchmen against them day and night, because of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:22 - (LXX 4:16) And at that time I said to the people, Lodge ye every man with his servant in the midst of Jerusalem, and let the night be a watch-time to you, and the day a work-time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:23 - (LXX 4:17) And I was there, and the watchmen behind me, and there was not a man of us that put off his garments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:3 - And I said to them, The gates of Jerusalem shall not be opened till sunrise; and while they are still watching, let the doors be shut, and bolted; and set watches of them that dwell in Jerusalem, every man at his post, and every man over against his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:24 - And the heads of the Levites were Asabia, and Sarabia, and Jesu: and the sons of Cadmiel, and their brethren over against them, were to sing hymns of praise, according to the commandment of David the man of God, course by course.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:25 - When I gathered the porters,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:14 - Remember me, O God, in this, and let not my kindness be forgotten which I have wrought in regard to the house of the Lord God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:12 - Am I a sea, or a serpent, that thou hast set a watch over me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:23 - Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:12 - (LXX 28:12) Lift up a standard on the walls of Babylon, prepare the quivers, rouse the guards, prepare the weapons: for the Lord has taken the work in hand, and will execute what he has spoken against the inhabitants of Babylon,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:7 - Be thou prepared, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy multitude that is assembled with thee, and thou shalt be to me for a guard.
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