Strong's Lexicon: H4931 מִשׁמֶרֶת

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4931
Word:	מִשׁמֶרֶת
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	fem. of H4929
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	78
Transliteration:	mishmereth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mish-mer'-reth
Meaning:	1. a watch, i.e. the act of custody 2. (concretely) the sentry, the post 3. (objectively) preservation, or (concretely) safe 4. (figuratively) observance 5. (figuratively, abstractly) duty 6. (figuratively, objectively) a usage or party
KJV Renderings:	charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.

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מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתּ₇₈ noun feminine guard, watch, also charge, function; — ׳ מ absolute 2Sam 20:3 +, construct 2Kgs 11:5 +; absolute מִשְׁמָ֑רֶת Exod 16:34 suffix מִשְׁמַרְתִּי Gen 26:5 +, etc.; plural מִשְׁמָרוֺת 1Chr 9:23 +; construct מִשְׁמְרוֺת Neh 7:3 suffix רוֺתָם- 2Chr 7:6 +, תֵיהֶם- 2Chr 31:17 —

1. guard, watch: ׳ בֵּית מ 2Sam 20:3 = house of detention, confinement; אַתָּה עִמָּדִי ׳ מ 1Sam 22:23 i.e. protected, secure; with שָׁמַר keep the watch 2Kgs 11:5; 2Kgs 11:6; 2Kgs 11:7; 1Chr 12:30 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:29); = post of watch (figurative) Isa 21:3 (|| מִצְפֶה), Hab 2:1 (|| מָצוֺר); plural = guards Neh 7:3; 1Chr 9:23.

2. keeping, preserving, ׳ וְהָיָה לָכֶם לְמ Exod 12:6 i.e. ye shall keep it; ׳ הִנִּיחוּ לָכֶם לְמ Exod 16:23 compare Exod 16:32 Exod 16:33 Exod 16:34; Num 19:9 (all P ).

3. charge, injunction of ׳ י, with שָׁמַר, in general Deut 11:1 ( + חֻקוֺת, מִשְׁפָּטִים , מִצְוֺת), compare Gen 26:5; 1Kgs 2:3, and (׳ מִצְוַת י ׳ מ) Josh 22:3 (all R^D ), Mal 3:14 of specific injunctions Lev 18:30; Num 9:19; Num 9:23.

4.

a. ceremonial office or function ( AV RV usually charge) of priest or Levite ( P [especially Numbers], Ezek 40; Ezek 44; Ezek 48 Chronicles, Zechariah), mostly with שָׁמַר: מִשְׁכַּן הָלֵדוּת ׳ מ Num 1:53, ׳ מִשְׁכַּן י ׳ מ Num 31:30; Num 31:47, הַמִּקְדָּשׁ ׳ מ Ezek 44:15 ; Num 3:38, אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד ׳ מ Num 18:4 compare v Num 18:3, 1Chr 23:32 , הַקֹּדֶשׁ ׳ מ Num 3:28; Num 3:32; Num 18:5; 1Chr 23:32 , קָדָשַׁי ׳ מ (of Israel in general) Ezek 44:8, הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ׳ מ Num 18:5; Ezek 40:46 , תְּרוּמֹתָ֑י Num 18:8, הַבַּיִת ׳ מ Ezek 40:45 ; Ezek 44:14 , הַטָּהֳרָה ׳ מ Neh 12:45 with genitive (suffix) ׳ מ ׳ שׁ = perform the service imposed by, due to, Lev 8:35; Lev 22:9; Ezek 44:8; Ezek 44:16; Ezek 48:11 ; Zech 3:7, אֱםהֵיהֶם ׳ מ Neh 12:45 (of Judah in general); הָעֵדָה ׳ מ Num 3:7 a, ׳ בְּנֵי יִשׂ ׳ מ Num 3:8; Num 3:38, בְּנֵי גֵרְשׁוֺן ׳ מ Num 3:25 compare v Num 3:7a.,Num 3:31; Num 3:36; Num 4:27; Num 4:28; Num 4:31; Num 4:32; Num 18:3; 1Chr 23:32 also, in secular sense, בֵּית שָׁאוּל ׳ מ 1Chr 12:30 מַשָּׂאָם ׳ מ Num 4:31, מַשָּׂאָם ׳ כְּלֵי מ Num 4:32 (Num 4:27 read with ᵐ5 Di Gr Gray, etc. בְּשֵׁמוֺת for ׳ במ, and perhaps מִשְׁמֶרֶת after אֵת, compare Num 4:32); ׳ עֲלֵיהֶם מ 1Chr 9:27 i.e. the duty rested upon them; — 1Chr 25:8; 1Chr 26:12 see I. עֻמָה c, d (p. 769 above); עֹמְדִים ׳ עַלמֿ 2Chr 7:6 were standing according to (or in) their offices , ׳ הֱעֶמִיד עַל מ appoint to their offices 2Chr 8:14; 2Chr 35:2.

b. pl. of Levitical divisions for service Neh 12:9.

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

משמרת (mish-meh’-reth)

Genesis 26:8

KJV: And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

EHCC: obeyed m voice, and kept my charge,

Exodus 12:6

KJV: And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.in…: Heb. between the two evenings

EHCC: And ye sball heep it (liteand it shall be to

Numbers 1:53

KJV: But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

EHCC: the Levites shall keep the charge of"

Numbers 17:10

KJV: And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.rebels: Heb. children of rebellion

EHCC: (25). to be kept for a token

Numbers 8:1

KJV: And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

EHCC: also fave given thee the charge of mine

Numbers 19:9

KJV: And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.

EHCC: it shall be kept for the congregation (lit.

Numbers 31:30

KJV: And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.flocks: or, goats

EHCC: which keep the charge of the tabernacle

Joshua 22:3

KJV: Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.

EHCC: ibut bave kept the charge of the

1 Samuel 22:23

KJV: Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

EHCC: but with me thou (shalt be) in safeguard.

2 Samuel 20:8

KJV: When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

EHCC: put them in ward (lit.a house of ward),

1 Kings 2:8

KJV: And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.grievous: Heb. strong

EHCC: keep the charge of the Lord

1 Kings 6:80

EHCC: shall ye keep 6 watch of

1 Chronicles 9:23

KJV: So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

EHCC: house of the tabernacle, by wards.

1 Chronicles 12:29

KJV: And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.kindred: Heb. brethrenthe greatest…: Heb. a multitude of them

EHCC: part of thera had kept the ward of

1 Chronicles 23:32

KJV: And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.

EHCC: the charge of the tabernacle of the con-

1 Chronicles 25:8

KJV: And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

EHCC: they cast lots, ward against (ward),

2 Chronicles 7:6

KJV: And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.by their…: Heb. by their hand

EHCC: priests waited on their offices :

2 Chronicles 8:14

KJV: And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.so had David…: Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God

EHCC: the Levites to their charges,

2 Chronicles 13:11

KJV: And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him.

EHCC: for we keep the charge of the Lord

2 Chronicles 23:6

KJV: But let none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord.

EHCC: all the people shall keep the watch of

2 Chronicles 31:16

KJV: Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the Lord, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;

EHCC: for their service in their charges

2 Chronicles 85:2

EHCC: set the priests in their charges,

Nehemiah 7:3

KJV: And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.

EHCC: appoint watches of the inhabitants

Nehemiah 12:9

KJV: Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.

EHCC: over against them in the watches,

Nehemiah 13:80

EHCC: appointed the wards of the 5

Isaiah 21:8

KJV: And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:he…: or, cried as a lionwhole…: or, every night

EHCC: 1 am set in my ward whole nights:

Ezekiel 40:45

KJV: And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.charge: or, ward, or, ordinance

EHCC: the keepers of the charge (marg. or, ward,

Ezekiel 44:8

KJV: And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.my charge: or, my ward, or, ordinance

EHCC: ye have not kept the charge of

Ezekiel 48:11

KJV: It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.It…: or, The sanctified portion shall be for the priestscharge: or, ward, or, ordinance

EHCC: which have kept my charge, (marg. or,

Habakkuk 2:1

KJV: I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.tower: Heb. fenced placeunto me: or, in mewhen…: or, when I am argued with: Heb. upon my reproof, or, arguing

EHCC: 1 will stand upon my watch,

Zechariah 8:7

KJV: Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;the west…: Heb. the country of the going down of the sun

EHCC: keep my churge, (marg. or, ordinance)

Malachi 3:14

KJV: Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?ordinance: Heb. observationmournfully: Heb. in black

EHCC: that we have kept Ais ordinance, (marg.

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