Strong's H4931

מִשְׁמֶרֶת

Transliteration

mishmereth

Pronunciation

mish-mer'-reth

Definition

watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party

KJV usage

charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.

Derivation

feminine of H4929 (מִשְׁמָר);

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.