Strongs Number: H4929
- Hebrew Word
- מִשְׁמָר
- Transliteration
- mishmâr
- Phonetic
- mish-mawr'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
a guard (the {man} the {post} or the prison); figuratively a deposit; also (as observed) a usage ({abstractly}) or an example (concretely)
- BDB Definition
-
1. place of confinement, prison, guard, jail, guard post, watch, observance
a. jail, prison, guard-house
b. guard, guard post, act of guarding
c. observances
- Origin
- From H8104
- Bible Usage
- {diligence} {guard} {office} {prison} {ward} watch.