Know the Word.

Hebrew word

mishmâr

mish-mawr'

מִשְׁמָר

What it means

a guard

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

Where it comes from

from shâmar (שָׁמַר)

How the King James translates it

  • ward10
  • watch3
  • guard2
  • prison1
  • diligence1

Every place it appears 17

Leviticus24:12
Numbers15:34
1 Chronicles26:16
Proverbs4:23
Jeremiah51:12
mishmâr — Hebrew word meaning “a guard”