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מִשְׁמָר H4929
H4929 is the Hebrew word מִשְׁמָר, transliterated mishmâr and said mish-mawr'. The King James Version most often renders it ward.
What it means
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 H8104 (שָׁמַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
Verses using מִשְׁמָר
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 40:3 · KJV
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
Genesis 40:7 · KJV
And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
Genesis 41:10 · KJV
Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:
Genesis 42:17 · KJV
And he put them all together into ward three days.
Genesis 42:19 · KJV
If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
Leviticus 24:12 · KJV
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
Numbers 15:34 · KJV
And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
1 Chronicles 26:16 · KJV
To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
Nehemiah 4:9 · KJV
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Nehemiah 4:22 · KJV
Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
Nehemiah 4:23 · KJV
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
Nehemiah 7:3 · KJV
And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
Nehemiah 12:24 · KJV
And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
Nehemiah 12:25 · KJV
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
Proverbs 4:23 · KJV
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Jeremiah 51:12 · KJV
Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4929 mean?
H4929 is the Hebrew word מִשְׁמָר (mishmâr), meaning a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely).
How is H4929 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it ward (10 times), watch (2 times), guard (2 times), prison (1 time), diligence (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4929 appear in the Bible?
מִשְׁמָר (mishmâr) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4929 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8104 (שָׁמַר).
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