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Nehemiah 12:9

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Masoretic Text 1524

H1229 Also Bakbukiah ובקבקיה

H6042 and Unni וענו

H251 their brethren אחיהם

H5048 were over against לנגדם

H4931 them in the watches למשׁמרות׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

Also

H1229 Bakbukiah

and

H6042 Unni

their

H251 brethren

were

over

H5048 against

them

the

H4931 watches

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H4931

Hebrew: מִשְׁמֶרֶת

Transliteration: mishmereth

Pronunciation: mish-mer'-reth

Part of Speech: Noun Feminine

Bible Usage: {charge} {keep} to be {kept} {office} {ordinance} {safeguard} {ward} watch.

Definition:

{watch} that {is} the act (custody) or (concretely) the {sentry} the post; objectively {preservation} or (concretely) safe; figuratively {observance} that {is} (abstractly) {duty} or (objectively) a usage or party

1. guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch

a. guard, watch, house of detention or confinement

b. keeping, preserving

c. charge, injunction

d. office, function (ceremonial)

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906