Quick Definition
custody
Strong's Definition
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
Derivation: from H8104 (שָׁמַר);
KJV Usage: diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
TWOT Reference: 2414f
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) place of confinement, prison, guard, jail, guard post, watch, observance
1a) jail, prison, guard-house
1b) guard, guard post, act of guarding
1c) observances
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) place of confinement, prison, guard, jail, guard post, watch, observance
1a) jail, prison, guard-house
1b) guard, guard post, act of guarding
1c) observances
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מִשְׁמָר
mishmâr
BDB Definition:
1) place of confinement, prison, guard, jail, guard post, watch, observance
1a) jail, prison, guard-house
1b) guard, guard post, act of guarding
1c) observances
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H8104
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2414f
Total KJV Occurrences: 22