Lexical Summary mishmar: place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance Original Word: מִשְׁמָרTransliteration: mishmar Phonetic Spelling: (mish-mawr') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance Meaning: place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance Strong's Concordance diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch From shamar; a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (fig.); also (as observed) a usage (abstr.), or an example (concr.) -- diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch. see HEBREW shamar Brown-Driver-Briggs H4929. mishmar מִשְׁמָר noun [masculine] place of confinement, goal, prison; late, guard, watch, observance; — absolute ׳מ Genesis 42:17 +; construct מִשְׁמַר 40:3 +; suffix מִשְׁמָרוֺ Nehemiah 7:3, etc.; plural suffix רָיו- 13:14; — 1 goal, prison, ׳מ הַטַּבָּחִים שַׂר בֵּית Genesis 40:3, compare 40:4 (absolute), 40:7; 41:10; 42:17 (absolute), + 42:30 (ᵐ5), מִשְׁמַרְכֶם בֵּית 42:19 (all E); guard-house in camp Leviticus 24:12 (H), Numbers 15:34 (P). 2 guard, Jeremiah 51:12; Nehemiah 4:3; 4:16, הַמּ ׳אַנְשֵׁי 4:17; guard&-post 7:3; figurative of ׳י setting a guard, עָלַימ תָשִׂים ׳כִּי 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. |
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