מִשְׁמֶרֶת
mishmereth(mish-mer'-reth)
“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”
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Definition
From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)
Strong’s 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
Translated in KJV as
chargekeepor to be keptofficeordinacesafeguardwardwatch.
Etymology
feminine of H4929 (מִשְׁמָר);
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