מִשְׁמָר (mishmâr) — Diligence

Hebrew word study: מִשְׁמָר (mishmâr), Strong's H4929. a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)

HebrewStrong's H4929

Quick definition

Hebrew word

מִשְׁמָר (mishmâr)

Pronounced: mish-mawr'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)

Word study

Derivation: from H8104 (שָׁמַר);

KJV translation words: diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.

Where this word appears

Strong's H4929 is tagged on 22 words in 20 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 40:3 and last appears in Ezekiel 38:7.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

a guard ×3guard ×3in the custody of ×3division ×2in the custody ×2and in services its ×1at guard post his ×1custody ×1custody your ×1guarding ×1in custody ×1the guard ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

מִשְׁמָר ×10בְּמִשְׁמַר ×2בַּמִּשְׁמָר ×2הַמִּשְׁמָר ×2בְמִשְׁמַר ×1בְּמִשְׁמָר ×1בְּמִשְׁמָרוֹ ×1וּבְמִשְׁמָרָיו ×1לְמִשְׁמָר ×1מִשְׁמַרְכֶם ×1

Books where it appears most

Nehemiah ×8Genesis ×61 Chronicles ×2Leviticus ×1Numbers ×1Job ×1Proverbs ×1Jeremiah ×1

Verses (all 20)

Genesis 40:3 — בְּמִשְׁמַר — in the custody of
Genesis 40:4 — בְּמִשְׁמָר — in custody
Genesis 40:7 — בְמִשְׁמַר — in the custody of
Genesis 41:10 — בְּמִשְׁמַר — in the custody of
Genesis 42:17 — מִשְׁמָר — custody
Genesis 42:19 — מִשְׁמַרְכֶם — custody your
Leviticus 24:12 — בַּמִּשְׁמָר — in the custody
Numbers 15:34 — בַּמִּשְׁמָר — in the custody
1 Chronicles 26:16 — מִשְׁמָר — guard
Nehemiah 4:9 — מִשְׁמָר — a guard
Nehemiah 4:22 — מִשְׁמָר — a guard
Nehemiah 4:23 — הַמִּשְׁמָר — the guard
Nehemiah 7:3 — בְּמִשְׁמָרוֹ — at guard post his
Nehemiah 12:24 — מִשְׁמָר — division
Nehemiah 12:25 — מִשְׁמָר — guard
Nehemiah 13:14 — וּבְמִשְׁמָרָיו — and in services its
Job 7:12 — מִשְׁמָר — a guard
Proverbs 4:23 — מִשְׁמָר — guarding
Jeremiah 51:12 — הַמִּשְׁמָר — the watch
Ezekiel 38:7 — לְמִשְׁמָר — into a guard

Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: H8104 שָׁמַר (shâmar).

Entries whose derivation names this word: H4931 מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mishmereth).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

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What does mishmâr (H4929) mean?

A guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely).

How is H4929 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H4929 as: diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch..

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