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Lexicon :: Strong's H4931 - mišmereṯ

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מִשְׁמֶרֶת
Transliteration
mišmereṯ
Pronunciation
mish-mer'-reth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2414g

Strong’s Definitions

מִשְׁמֶרֶת mishmereth, mish-mer'-reth; feminine of H4929; watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party:—charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x

The KJV translates Strong's H4931 in the following manner: charge (50x), ward (9x), watch (7x), keep (7x), ordinance (3x), offices (1x), safeguard (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x
The KJV translates Strong's H4931 in the following manner: charge (50x), ward (9x), watch (7x), keep (7x), ordinance (3x), offices (1x), safeguard (1x).

  1. guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch

    1. guard, watch, house of detention or confinement

    2. keeping, preserving

    3. charge, injunction

    4. office, function (ceremonial)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִשְׁמֶרֶת mishmereth, mish-mer'-reth; feminine of H4929; watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party:—charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
STRONGS H4931: Abbreviations
מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתּ 78 noun feminine guard, watch, also charge, function; — מ׳ absolute 2 Samuel 20:3 +, construct 2 Kings 11:5 +; absolute מִשְׁמָ֑רֶת Exodus 16:34; suffix מִשְׁמַרְתִּי Genesis 26:5 +, etc.; plural מִשְׁמָרוֺת 1 Chronicles 9:23 +; construct מִשְׁמְרוֺת Nehemiah 7:3; suffix רוֺתָם - 2 Chronicles 7:6 +, תֵיהֶם - 2 Chronicles 31:17; —
†1. guard, watch: בֵּית מ׳ 2 Samuel 20:3 = house of detention, confinement; אַתָּה עִמָּדִי מ׳ 1 Samuel 22:23 i.e. protected, secure; with שָׁמַר keep the watch 2 Kings 11:5, 6, 7; 1 Chronicles 12:30 (van d. H. 1 Chronicles 12:29); = post of watch (figurative) Isaiah 21:3 (|| מִעְפֶּה), Habakkuk 2:1 (|| מָצוֺר); plural = guards Nehemiah 7:3; 1 Chronicles 9:23.
†2. keeping, preserving, וְהָיָה לָכֶם לְמ׳ Exodus 12:6 i.e. ye shall keep it; הִנִּיחוּ לָכֶם לְמ׳ Exodus 16:23; compare Exodus 16:32; Exodus 16:33; Exodus 16:34; Numbers 19:9 (all P).
†3. charge, injunction of י׳, with שָׁמַר, in general Deuteronomy 11:1 (+ חֻקוֺת, מִשְׁפָּטִים, מִצְוֺת), compare Genesis 26:5; 1 Kings 2:3, and (מִצְוַת י׳ מ׳) Joshua 22:3 (all RD), Malachi 3:14; of specific injunctions Leviticus 18:30; Numbers 9:19, 23.
4. a. ceremonial office or function (AV RV usually charge) of priest or Levite (P [especially Numbers], Ezekiel 40; Ezekiel 44; Ezekiel 48; Chronicles, Zechariah), mostly with שָׁמַר : מִשְׁכַּן הָלֵדוּת מ׳ Numbers 1:53, מִשְׁכַּן י׳ מ׳ Numbers 31:30, 47, הַמִּקְדָּשׁ מ׳ Ezekiel 44:15; Numbers 3:38, אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד מ׳ Numbers 18:4 compare Numbers 18:3, 1 Chronicles 23:32, הַקֹּדֶשׁ מ׳ Numbers 3:28, 32; Numbers 18:5; 1 Chronicles 23:32, קָדָשַׁי מ׳ (of Israel in general) Ezekiel 44:8, הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מ׳ Numbers 18:5; Ezekiel 40:46, תְּרוּמֹתָ֑י Numbers 18:8, הַבַּיִת מ׳ Ezekiel 40:45; Ezekiel 44:14, הַטָּהֳרָה מ׳ Nehemiah 12:45; with genitive (suffix) מ׳ שׁ׳ = perform the service imposed by, due to, Leviticus 8:35; Leviticus 22:9; Ezekiel 44:8, 16; Ezekiel 48:11; Zechariah 3:7, אֱםהֵיהֶם מ׳ Nehemiah 12:45 (of Judah in general); הָעֵדָה מ׳ Numbers 3:7 a, בְּנֵי יִשׂ׳ מ׳ Numbers 3:8, 38, בְּנֵי גֵרְשׁוֺן מ׳ Numbers 3:25; compare Numbers 3:7a.,Numbers 3:31, 36; Numbers 4:27, 28, 31, 32; Numbers 18:3; 1 Chronicles 23:32; also, in secular sense, בֵּית שָׁאוּל מ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:30; מַשָּׂאָם מ׳ Numbers 4:31, מַשָּׂאָם כְּלֵי מ׳ Numbers 4:32 (Numbers 4:27 read with Greek Version of the LXX Di Gr Gray, etc. בְּשֵׁמוֺת for במ׳, and perhaps מִשְׁמֶרֶת after אֵת, compare Numbers 4:32); עֲלֵיהֶם מ׳ 1 Chronicles 9:27 i.e. the duty rested upon them; — 1 Chronicles 25:8; 1 Chronicles 26:12 see I. עֻמָה c, d; עֹמְדִים עַלמֿ׳ 2 Chronicles 7:6 were standing according to (or in) their offices, הֱעֶמִיד עַל מ׳ appoint to their offices 2 Chronicles 8:14; 35:2.
b. plural of Levitical divisions for service Nehemiah 12:9.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

26:5; 26:5

Exodus

12:6; 16:23; 16:32; 16:33; 16:34; 16:34

Leviticus

8:35; 18:30; 22:9

Numbers

1:53; 3:7; 3:7; 3:8; 3:25; 3:28; 3:31; 3:32; 3:36; 3:38; 3:38; 4:27; 4:27; 4:28; 4:31; 4:31; 4:32; 4:32; 4:32; 9:19; 9:23; 18:3; 18:3; 18:4; 18:5; 18:5; 18:8; 19:9; 31:30; 31:47

Deuteronomy

11:1

Joshua

22:3

1 Samuel

22:23

2 Samuel

20:3; 20:3

1 Kings

2:3

2 Kings

11:5; 11:5; 11:6; 11:7

1 Chronicles

9:23; 9:23; 9:27; 12:29; 12:30; 12:30; 23:32; 23:32; 23:32; 25:8; 26:12

2 Chronicles

7:6; 7:6; 8:14; 31:17; 35:2

Nehemiah

7:3; 7:3; 12:9; 12:45; 12:45

Isaiah

21:3

Ezekiel

40; 40:45; 40:46; 44; 44:8; 44:8; 44:14; 44:15; 44:16; 48; 48:11

Habakkuk

2:1

Zechariah

3:7

Malachi

3:14

H4931

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Strong's Number H4931 matches the Hebrew מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mišmereṯ),
which occurs 78 times in 69 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 26:5–2Ch 13:11)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:5 - because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:6 - Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:23 - He said to them, “This is what the LORD commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of sabbath rest, a holy sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:32 - Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Take an omer of manna and keep it for the generations to come, so they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of Egypt.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:33 - So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Then place it before the LORD to be kept for the generations to come.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:34 - As the LORD commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna with the tablets of the covenant law, so that it might be preserved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:35 - You must stay at the entrance to the tent of meeting day and night for seven days and do what the LORD requires, so you will not die; for that is what I have been commanded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:30 - Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the LORD your God.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:9 - “ ‘The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt. I am the LORD, who makes them holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:53

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:53 - The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:7 - They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community at the tent of meeting by doing the work of the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:8 - They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:25 - At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and tent, its coverings, the curtain at the entrance to the tent of meeting,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:28 - The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600.[fn] The Kohathites were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31 - They were responsible for the care of the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain, and everything related to their use.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 - The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:36 - The Merarites were appointed to take care of the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:38 - Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:27 - All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. You shall assign to them as their responsibility all they are to carry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:28 - This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:31 - As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:32 - as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, ropes, all their equipment and everything related to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:26 - They may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must not do the work. This, then, is how you are to assign the responsibilities of the Levites.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:19 - When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the LORD’s order and did not set out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:23 - At the LORD’s command they encamped, and at the LORD’s command they set out. They obeyed the LORD’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:10 - The LORD said to Moses, “Put back Aaron’s staff in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:3 - They are to be responsible to you and are to perform all the duties of the tent, but they must not go near the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar. Otherwise both they and you will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:4 - They are to join you and be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting—all the work at the tent—and no one else may come near where you are.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:5 - “You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar, so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:8 - Then the LORD said to Aaron, “I myself have put you in charge of the offerings presented to me; all the holy offerings the Israelites give me I give to you and your sons as your portion, your perpetual share.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:9 - “A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and put them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They are to be kept by the Israelite community for use in the water of cleansing; it is for purification from sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:30 - From the Israelites’ half, select one out of every fifty, whether people, cattle, donkeys, sheep or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD’s tabernacle.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:47 - From the Israelites’ half, Moses selected one out of every fifty people and animals, as the LORD commanded him, and gave them to the Levites, who were responsible for the care of the LORD’s tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:1 - Love the LORD your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:3 - For a long time now—to this very day—you have not deserted your fellow Israelites but have carried out the mission the LORD your God gave you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:23 - Stay with me; don’t be afraid. The man who wants to kill you is trying to kill me too. You will be safe with me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:3 - When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace and put them in a house under guard. He provided for them but had no sexual relations with them. They were kept in confinement till the day of their death, living as widows.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:3 - and observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:5 - He commanded them, saying, “This is what you are to do: You who are in the three companies that are going on duty on the Sabbath—a third of you guarding the royal palace,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:6 - a third at the Sur Gate, and a third at the gate behind the guard, who take turns guarding the temple—

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:7 - and you who are in the other two companies that normally go off Sabbath duty are all to guard the temple for the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:23 - They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:27 - They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:29 - from Benjamin, Saul’s tribe—3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:32 - And so the Levites carried out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the Holy Place and, under their relatives the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:8 - Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:12 - These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their leaders, had duties for ministering in the temple of the LORD, just as their relatives had.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:6 - The priests took their positions, as did the Levites with the LORD’s musical instruments, which King David had made for praising the LORD and which were used when he gave thanks, saying, “His love endures forever.” Opposite the Levites, the priests blew their trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:14 - In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their duties, and the Levites to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day’s requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God had ordered.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:11 - Every morning and evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the bread on the ceremonially clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. We are observing the requirements of the LORD our God. But you have forsaken him.

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