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מַטָּרָא H4307

H4307 is the Hebrew word מַטָּרָא, transliterated maṭṭârâʼ and said mat-taw-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it prison.

Word: מַטָּרָאTransliteration: maṭṭârâʼSaid: mat-taw-raw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

or מַטָּרָה; from H5201 (נָטַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

prison 10×mark 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: mark, prison.

Verses using מַטָּרָא

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 20:20 · KJV

And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

Nehemiah 3:25 · KJV

Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king’s high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.

Nehemiah 12:39 · KJV

And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

Jeremiah 32:2 · KJV

For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house.

Jeremiah 32:8 · KJV

So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.

Jeremiah 33:1 · KJV

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

Jeremiah 37:21 · KJV

Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Jeremiah 38:6 · KJV

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

Jeremiah 38:28 · KJV

So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.

Jeremiah 39:14 · KJV

Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.

Jeremiah 39:15 · KJV

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

Lamentations 3:12 · KJV

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

Common questions

What does Strong's H4307 mean?

H4307 is the Hebrew word מַטָּרָא (maṭṭârâʼ), meaning a jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched).

How is H4307 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it prison (10 times), mark (2 times).

How many times does H4307 appear in the Bible?

מַטָּרָא (maṭṭârâʼ) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4307 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or מַטָּרָה; from H5201 (נָטַר).

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