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אַשְׁמֻרָה H821
H821 is the Hebrew word אַשְׁמֻרָה, transliterated ʼashmurâh and said ash-moo-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it watch.
What it means
a night watch.
Where it comes from
or אַשׁמוּרָה; or אַשׁמֹרֶת; (feminine) from H8104 (שָׁמַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: watch.
Verses using אַשְׁמֻרָה
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 14:24 · KJV
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
Judges 7:19 · KJV
So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.
1 Samuel 11:11 · KJV
And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
Psalm 90:4 · KJV
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
Psalm 119:148 · KJV
Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
Lamentations 2:19 · KJV
Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the LORD: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
Common questions
What does Strong's H821 mean?
H821 is the Hebrew word אַשְׁמֻרָה (ʼashmurâh), meaning a night watch.
How is H821 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it watch (4 times), night watches (1 time), watches (1 time).
How many times does H821 appear in the Bible?
אַשְׁמֻרָה (ʼashmurâh) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H821 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or אַשׁמוּרָה; or אַשׁמֹרֶת; (feminine) from H8104 (שָׁמַר).
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