# מִשְׁמָר (mishmar)

Israeli respelling: mish-mar. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4929. 20 Old Testament occurrences.

a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)

King James renderings: diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/mishmar-h4929

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 40:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/40/3) — 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 40:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/40/4) — And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
- [Genesis 40:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/40/7) — 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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/41/10) — 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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/42/17) — And he put them all together into ward three days.
- [Genesis 42:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/42/19) — 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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/24/12) — And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
- [Numbers 15:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/15/34) — And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
- [1 Chronicles 26:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/26/16) — 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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/4/9) — Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
- [Nehemiah 4:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/4/22) — 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 gu…
- [Nehemiah 4:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/4/23) — 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 eve…
- [Nehemiah 7:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/7/3) — 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…
- [Nehemiah 12:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/12/24) — And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to…
- [Nehemiah 12:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/12/25) — Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
- [Nehemiah 13:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/13/14) — Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereo…
- [Job 7:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/7/12) — Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
- [Proverbs 4:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/4/23) — Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
- [Jeremiah 51:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/51/12) — 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 dev…
- [Ezekiel 38:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/38/7) — Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.