מִשְׁמָר
Strong's H4929
mishmâr
/mish-mawr'/
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H4929
- Hebrew
- מִשְׁמָר
- Transliteration
- mishmâr
- Pronunciation
- /mish-mawr'/
- KJV Translations
- 6 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
Derivation
from H8104 (שָׁמַר);H8104 (shâmar)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
diligenceguardofficeprisonwardwatch
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of mishmâr:
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