Hebrew word study
מִשְׁמָר H4929
- Transliteration
- mishmâr
- Pronunciation
- mish-mawr'
- KJV glosses
- diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
Lexical summary
a guard (the man, the post or the prison)
a deposit (figuratively)
also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a guard (the man, the post or the prison)
a deposit (figuratively)
also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information