Hebrew noun (masculine) · H4929
מִשְׁמָר
mishmarmish-mawr'
custody
22 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: mishmâr
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H4929is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 39Old Testament books
- 15spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H4929
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
The King James renders it: diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
mishmar is rendered "custody". It stands 22 times in the Hebrew text, across nine books.
- Eight of the uses stand in Nehemiah, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 40:3and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
- The Greek text spells it fifteen different ways.
The first use
and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
Genesis 40:3בְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eight of the word's twenty-two uses are in Nehemiah.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- a guard3
- guard3
- in custody of3
- division2
- in the custody2
- and in services its1
- at guard post his1
- custody1
- custody your1
- guarding1
- in custody1
- into a guard1
and 2 more, 22 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִשְׁפָּט | mishpat | justice: judgement | Uses422 |
| מִשְׁפָּחָה | mishpachah | family | Uses303 |
| מִשְׁכָּן | mishkan | tabernacle | Uses139 |
| מִשְׁמֶרֶת | mishmereth | charge | Uses78 |
| מִשְׁקָל | mishqal | weight | Uses49 |
| מִשְׁכָּב | mishkab | bed | Uses46 |
| מִשְׁתֶּה | mishteh | feast | Uses46 |
| מִשְׁנֶה | mishneh | Second [Quarter] | Uses35 |
| מִשְׁחָה | mishchah | anointing | Uses26 |
| מִשְׂגָּב | misgab | high refuge | Uses17 |
| מִשְׁעֵנָה | mishenah | support | Uses12 |
| מִשְׁלוֹחַ | mishloach | sending | Uses10 |
and 24 more on the stem.
All 22, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
15 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- מִשְׁמָ֖ר4
- מִשְׁמָֽר׃3
- בְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר2
- בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר2
- בְמִשְׁמַ֛ר1
- בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃1
- בְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹ1
- הַמִּשְׁמָר֙1
- הַמִּשְׁמָ֔ר1
- וּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃1
- לְמִשְׁמָֽר׃1
- מִשְׁמָ֧ר1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine singular10HNcmsa
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3HR/Ncmsc
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2HR/Ncmsa
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular2HRd/Ncmsa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2HTd/Ncmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1HNcmsc/Sp2mp
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
Genesis
six uses
and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
- בְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbemishmarpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in custody of
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
- בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃bemishmarpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: in custody
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?”
- בְמִשְׁמַ֛רvemishmarpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in custody 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.
- בְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbemishmarpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in custody of
So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,
- מִשְׁמָ֖רmishmarnoun · masculine singulartagged: custody
If 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.
- מִשְׁמַרְכֶ֑םmishmarkhemnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: custody your
Leviticus
one use
They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
- בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑רbamishmarpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the custody
Numbers
one use
and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.
- בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑רbamishmarpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the custody
1 Chronicles
two uses
The 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.
- מִשְׁמָ֖רmishmarnoun · masculine singulartagged: guard
- מִשְׁמָֽר׃mishmarnoun · masculine singulartagged: guard
Nehemiah
eight uses
So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.
- מִשְׁמָ֧רmishmarnoun · masculine singulartagged: a guard
At 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.”
- מִשְׁמָ֖רmishmarnoun · masculine singulartagged: a guard
So 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.
- הַמִּשְׁמָר֙hamishmarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the guard
And 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.”
- בְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹbemishmaropreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: at guard post his
The 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.
- מִשְׁמָ֖רmishmarnoun · masculine singulartagged: division
- מִשְׁמָֽר׃mishmarnoun · masculine singulartagged: division
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
- מִשְׁמָ֔רmishmarnoun · masculine singulartagged: guard
Remember 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.
- וּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃uvemishmaravconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and in services its
Job
one use
Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?
- מִשְׁמָֽר׃mishmarnoun · masculine singulartagged: a guard
Proverbs
one use
Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
- מִ֭שְׁמָרmishmornoun · masculine singulartagged: guarding
Jeremiah
one use
Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.
- הַמִּשְׁמָ֔רhamishmarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the watch
Ezekiel
one use
Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard.
- לְמִשְׁמָֽר׃lemishmarpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: into a guard
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.