Strong's Hebrew · H4929

מִשְׁמָר

mishmâr · mish-mawr'

Definitiona guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
Derivationfrom H8104 (שָׁמַר);
KJV usagediligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
Occurrences22 in the KJV · 20 verses

מִשְׁמָר in Scripture

Genesis 40:3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. Genesis 40:4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. Genesis 40:7 And he asked Pharaoh' s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord' s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly today? Genesis 41:10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard' s house, both me and the chief baker: Genesis 42:17 And he put them all together into ward three days. Genesis 42:19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: Leviticus 24:12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them. Numbers 15:34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. 1 Chronicles 26:16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward. Nehemiah 4:9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. Nehemiah 4:22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day. Nehemiah 4:23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
View all 20 verses