Word Study · Strong's H4525 · Hebrew
מַסְגֵּר
masger
mas-gare'
Strong's 1890 spelling: maçgêr
“a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison
Rendered in the KJV as
prison, smith.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- הַמַּסְגֵּר֙1
- וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑ר1
- וְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙1
- וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֖ר1
- מִמַּסְגֵּר֙1
- מִמַּסְגֵּ֨ר׀1
- מַסְגֵּ֑ר1
How it is rendered · 4
- and the smith3
- from prison2
- a prison1
- the smith[s]1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Td/Ncmsa · 3
- HR/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 24:14וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑רvehamasgerconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularHe carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.here: and the smith
- 2 Kings 24:16וְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙vehamasgerconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.here: and the smith
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 24:22מַסְגֵּ֑רmasgernoun · masculine singularThey will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.here: a prison
- Isaiah 42:7מִמַּסְגֵּר֙mimasgerpreposition + noun · masculine singularto open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.here: from prison
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 24:1הַמַּסְגֵּר֙hamasgerthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAfter Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.here: the smith[s]
- Jeremiah 29:2וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֖רvehamasgerconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular(This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)here: and the smith