מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת

mish.me.ret · charge

Hebrew · Strong's H4931 · Noun · Sounds like: mish-mer'-reth · 78 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

feminine of מִשְׁמָר; watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party; charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת 78 n.f. guard, watch, also charge, function

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Kings 11:5 מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת mish.Me.ret · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

  2. 2 Kings 11:6 מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת mish.Me.ret · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And a third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.

  3. 2 Kings 11:7 מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת mish.Me.ret · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king.

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