Know the Word.

Hebrew word

maṭṭârâʼ

mat-taw-raw'

מַטָּרָא

What it means

a jail

a jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched)

Where it comes from

or מַטָּרָה; from nâṭar (נָטַר)

How the King James translates it

  • prison10
  • mark2

Every place it appears 12

1 Samuel20:20
Nehemiah3:2512:39
Lamentations3:12
maṭṭârâʼ — Hebrew word meaning “a jail”