Strong's Lexicon

H4307

H4307 — מַטָּרָא מַטָּרָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmattaranoun femOccurrences: 16TWOT: 1356a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4307
Word:	מַטָּרָא מַטָּרָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H5201
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	16
Transliteration:	mattara
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mat-taw-raw' (or mattarah {mat-taw-raw'}) n-f.
Meaning:	1. a jail (as a guard-house) 2. also an aim (as being closely watched)
KJV Renderings:	mark, prison.

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BDB5175

מַטָּרָה and (Lam 3:12) מַטָּרָא noun

1. guard, ward, prison Neh 3:25.

2. target, mark

(as kept in the eye, watched, compare נָצַר Prov 23:26, and σκόπος (watcher, mark) from σκέπτομαι; perhaps Nabataean [ רתא]מט Lzb³²³); — always absolute: —

1. guard, ward, prison, usually ׳ חֲצַר הַמּ court of gaurd (see I. ׳ חָצֵ) Jer 32:2; Jer 32:8; Jer 32:12; Jer 33:1; Jer 37:21 (twice in verse); Jer 38:6; Jer 38:13; Jer 38:28; Jer 39:14; Jer 39:15 ׳ שַׁעַר הַמּ Neh 12:39.

2. target, mark Job 16:12 (figurative of ׳ י's chastisement), כַּמַּטָּרָא לַחֵץ Lam 3:12 (simile id.); literally only 1Sam 20:20.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מטרה (mat-t)

Lamentations 3:12

KJV: He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

EHCC: set me as a mark

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