Strong's Lexicon
mishmar: Guard, watch, custody, prison
Original Word:מִשְׁמָר
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:mishmar
Pronunciation:mish-MAHR
Phonetic Spelling:(mish-mawr')
Definition:Guard, watch, custody, prison
Meaning:a guard, a deposit, an example
Word Origin:Derived from the root שָׁמַר (shamar), meaning "to guard" or "to keep."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G5438 (phylake): Often translated as "prison" or "guard," this Greek term shares a similar semantic range with "mishmar," encompassing both the act of guarding and the place of confinement.
Usage:The Hebrew word "mishmar" primarily refers to a place or state of guarding or keeping watch. It can denote a physical location such as a prison or a figurative state of being under watch or custody. The term is used to describe both the act of guarding and the place where guarding occurs.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, the concept of guarding was integral to both religious and societal structures. The Levites, for example, were tasked with guarding the tabernacle and later the temple, ensuring that sacred spaces were protected. The idea of watchfulness extended to various aspects of life, including the protection of cities, the safeguarding of individuals, and the maintenance of moral and spiritual vigilance.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
shamarDefinitionplace of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance
NASB Translationconfinement (4), custody (2), diligence (1), division (2), guard (8), keeping watch (1), post (1), prison (1), prison* (1), services (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
; — absolute
Genesis 42:17 +; construct
Genesis 40:3 +; suffix
Nehemiah 7:3, etc.; plural suffix -
Nehemiah 13:14; —
goal, prison,Genesis 40:3, compareGenesis 40:4 (absolute),Genesis 40:7;Genesis 41:10;Genesis 42:17 (absolute), +Genesis 42:30 (),Genesis 42:19 (all E);guard-house in campLeviticus 24:12 (H),Numbers 15:34 (P).
guard,Jeremiah 51:12;Nehemiah 4:3;Nehemiah 4:16,Nehemiah 4:17;guard&-postNehemiah 7:3; figurative of setting aguard,Job 7:12;band of (Levitical)guards or functionaries1 Chronicles 26:16;Nehemiah 12:24 (compare );act of guarding,Proverbs 4:23above all guarding watch thy heart. —Ezekiel 38:7 is doubtful, Hi Co Toy and othersreserve; Krae .
pluralobservances, services, of templeNehemiah 13:14.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch
Fromshamar; 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 HEBREWshamar
Forms and Transliterations
בְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃ בְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹ בְמִשְׁמַ֛ר בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר במשמר במשמר׃ במשמרו הַמִּשְׁמָ֔ר הַמִּשְׁמָר֙ המשמר וּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃ ובמשמריו׃ לְמִשְׁמָֽר׃ למשמר׃ מִ֭שְׁמָר מִשְׁמַרְכֶ֑ם מִשְׁמָ֔ר מִשְׁמָ֖ר מִשְׁמָ֧ר מִשְׁמָֽר׃ משמר משמר׃ משמרכם bam·miš·mār bammishMar bammišmār bə·miš·mā·rōw bə·miš·mar bə·miš·mār ḇə·miš·mar bemishMar bemishmaRo bəmišmar bəmišmār ḇəmišmar bəmišmārōw ham·miš·mār hammishMar hammišmār lə·miš·mār lemishMar ləmišmār miš·mār miš·mar·ḵem mishMar mishmarChem Mishmor mišmār mišmarḵem ū·ḇə·miš·mā·rāw ūḇəmišmārāw uvemishmaRav vemishMar
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