Word Study · Strong's H4929 · Hebrew
מִשְׁמָר
mishmar
mish-mawr'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mishmâr
“a guard (the man, the post or the prison)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
Rendered in the KJV as
diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- מִשְׁמָ֖ר4
- מִשְׁמָֽר׃3
- בְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר2
- בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר2
- בְמִשְׁמַ֛ר1
- בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃1
- בְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹ1
- הַמִּשְׁמָר֙1
- הַמִּשְׁמָ֔ר1
- וּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃1
- לְמִשְׁמָֽר׃1
- מִשְׁמָ֧ר1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 14
- a guard3
- guard3
- in [the] custody of3
- division2
- in the custody2
- and in services its1
- at guard post his1
- custody1
- custody your1
- guarding1
- in custody1
- into a guard1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- noun · masculine singular10
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 10
- HR/Ncmsc · 3
- HR/Ncmsa · 2
- HRd/Ncmsa · 2
- HTd/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp2mp · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Nehemiah8 of 22 · 36%
- Genesis6 of 22 · 27%
- 1 Chronicles2 of 22 · 9%
- Leviticus1 of 22 · 5%
- Numbers1 of 22 · 5%
Nehemiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis6 occurrences
- Genesis 40:3בְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbemishmarpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.here: in [the] custody of
- Genesis 40:4בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃bemishmarpreposition + noun · masculine singularThe captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,here: in custody
- Genesis 40:7בְמִשְׁמַ֛רvemishmarpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”here: in [the] custody of
- Genesis 41:10בְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbemishmarpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.here: in [the] custody of
- Genesis 42:17מִשְׁמָ֖רmishmarnoun · masculine singularSo Joseph imprisoned them for three days,here: custody
- Genesis 42:19מִשְׁמַרְכֶ֑םmishmarkhemnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralIf you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.here: custody your
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 26:16מִשְׁמָ֖רmishmarnoun · masculine singularThe lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway fell to Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.here: guard
- 1 Chronicles 26:16מִשְׁמָֽר׃mishmarnoun · masculine singularThe lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway fell to Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.here: guard
Nehemiah8 occurrences
- Nehemiah 4:9מִשְׁמָ֧רmishmarnoun · masculine singularSo we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.here: a guard
- Nehemiah 4:22מִשְׁמָ֖רmishmarnoun · masculine singularAt that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”here: a guard
- Nehemiah 4:23הַמִּשְׁמָר֙hamishmarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.here: the guard
- Nehemiah 7:3בְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹbemishmaropreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”here: at guard post his
- Nehemiah 12:24מִשְׁמָ֖רmishmarnoun · masculine singularThe leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.here: division
- Nehemiah 12:24מִשְׁמָֽר׃mishmarnoun · masculine singularThe leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.here: division
- Nehemiah 12:25מִשְׁמָ֔רmishmarnoun · masculine singularMattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.here: guard
- Nehemiah 13:14וּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃uvemishmaravconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularRemember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.here: and in services its