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מַסְגֵּר H4525

H4525 is the Hebrew word מַסְגֵּר, transliterated maçgêr and said mas-gare'. The King James Version most often renders it smiths.

Word: מַסְגֵּרTransliteration: maçgêrSaid: mas-gare'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison.

Where it comes from

from H5462 (סָגַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

smiths 4×prison 2×out of prison 1×

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

Verses using מַסְגֵּר

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

2 Kings 24:14 · KJV

And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

2 Kings 24:16 · KJV

And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

Psalm 142:7 · KJV

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.

Isaiah 24:22 · KJV

And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.

Isaiah 42:7 · KJV

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Jeremiah 24:1 · KJV

The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

Jeremiah 29:2 · KJV

(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)

Common questions

What does Strong's H4525 mean?

H4525 is the Hebrew word מַסְגֵּר (maçgêr), meaning a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison.

How is H4525 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it smiths (4 times), prison (2 times), out of prison (1 time).

How many times does H4525 appear in the Bible?

מַסְגֵּר (maçgêr) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4525 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5462 (סָגַר).

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