H4931 — מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mishmereth)

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Strong's H4931 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mishmereth)

Pronunciation: mish-mer'-reth

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: feminine of מִשְׁמָר (mishmâr) [H4929];

Definition: 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

KJV Renderings: charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.

Senses

  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)

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G596 ἀποθήκη apothḗkē from G659 a repository, i.e. granary barn, garner
G2183 ἐφημερία ephēmería from G2184 diurnality, i.e. (specially) the quotidian rotation or class of the Jewish priests' service at the Temple, as distributed by families course
G3925 παρεμβολή parembolḗ from a compound of G3844 and G1685 a throwing in beside (juxtaposition), i.e. (specially), battle-array, encampment or barracks (tower Antonia) army, camp, castle
G5438 φυλακή phylakḗ from G5442 a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch
H4929 מִשְׁמָר mishmâr from שָׁמַר (shâmar) H8104 a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely) diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.