מִשְׁמָר (mišmār) is a Hebrew noun meaning place of confinement. It appears 22 times in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4929).

Also rendered

• custody

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2414f)

Root family 2414: שָׁמַר šāmar — I, keep, guard, observe, give heed

• שָׁמַר shamar — keep
• שֹׁמְרוֹן šōmĕrôn — Samaria
• מִשְׁמֶרֶת mišmeret — guard
• אַשְׁמוּרָה ʾašmûrâ — watch
• שִׁמֻּר šimmur — watching
• שְׁמֻרָה šĕmurâ — eye-lid
• שׇׁמְרָה šomrâ — guard

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