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Watch

The periods into which the time between sunset and sunrise was divided. They are so called because watchmen relieved each other at each of these periods. This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H0821, H5341, H7520, H8245, H4675, H4929, H4931, H8104, H8108, G2892, G0069, G0070
Hebrew
אַשְׁמוּרָה · ʼashmurâh
Greek
κουστωδία · koustōdía

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נָצַר

H5341
Transliteration
nâtsar
Pronunciation
naw-tsar'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
63

Glosses

watch, guard, keep, besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).

Lexicon definition

to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)

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שָׁקַד

H8245
Transliteration
shâqad
Pronunciation
shaw-kad'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
12

Glosses

watch, wake, hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).

Lexicon definition

to be alert, i.e. sleepless

hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)

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מִשְׁמָר

H4929
Transliteration
mishmâr
Pronunciation
mish-mawr'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
22

Glosses

place of confinement, gaol, prison, guard, watch, observance, diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.

Lexicon definition

a guard (the man, the post or the prison)

a deposit (figuratively)

also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)

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מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת

H4931
Transliteration
mishmereth
Pronunciation
mish-mer'-reth
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
78

Glosses

guard, watch, charge, function, charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.

Lexicon 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

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שָׁמַר

H8104
Transliteration
shâmar
Pronunciation
shaw-mar'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
468

Glosses

keep, watch, preserve, beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

Lexicon definition

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard

generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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אַשְׁמֻרָה

H0821
Transliteration
ʼashmurâh
Pronunciation
ash-moo-raw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
7

Glosses

watch.

Lexicon definition

a night watch

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Watches

The periods into which the time between sunset and sunrise was divided. They are so called because watchmen relieved each other at each of these periods. There are frequent references in Scripture to the duties of watchmen who were appointed to give notice of the approach of an enemy (2 Sam. 18:24-27; 2 Kings 9:17-20; Isa. 21:5-9). They were sometimes placed for this purpose on watch-towers (2 Kings 17:9; 18:8). Ministers or teachers are also spoken of under this title (Jer. 6:17; Ezek. 33:2-9; Heb. 13:17). The watches of the night were originally three in number, (1) "the beginning of the watches" (Lam. 2:19); (2) "the middle watch" (Judg. 7:19); and (3) "the morning watch" (Ex. 14:24; 1 Sam. 11:11), which extended from two o'clock to sunrise. But in the New Testament we read of four watches, a division probably introduced by the Romans (Matt. 14:25; Mark 6:48; Luke 12:38). (See [664]DAY.)

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Watch

Indexed occurrences: 91

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Strong's Concordance

Watches

Indexed occurrences: 8

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All Scripture references623 references

Genesis 23

Genesis 2:15Genesis 3:24Genesis 4:9Genesis 17:9Genesis 17:10Genesis 18:19Genesis 21:16Genesis 24:6Genesis 26:5Genesis 28:15Genesis 28:20Genesis 30:31Genesis 31:24Genesis 31:29Genesis 31:49Genesis 37:11Genesis 40:3Genesis 40:4Genesis 40:7Genesis 41:10Genesis 41:35Genesis 42:17Genesis 42:19

Exodus 32

Exodus 10:28Exodus 12:6Exodus 12:17Exodus 12:24Exodus 12:25Exodus 13:10Exodus 14:24Exodus 15:26Exodus 16:23Exodus 16:28Exodus 16:32Exodus 16:33Exodus 16:34Exodus 19:5Exodus 19:12Exodus 20:6Exodus 21:29Exodus 21:36Exodus 22:6Exodus 22:9Exodus 23:13Exodus 23:15Exodus 23:20Exodus 23:21Exodus 31:13Exodus 31:14Exodus 31:16Exodus 33:8Exodus 34:7Exodus 34:11Exodus 34:12Exodus 34:18

Leviticus 17

Leviticus 8:35Leviticus 18:4Leviticus 18:5Leviticus 18:26Leviticus 18:30Leviticus 19:3Leviticus 19:19Leviticus 19:30Leviticus 19:37Leviticus 20:8Leviticus 20:22Leviticus 22:9Leviticus 22:31Leviticus 24:12Leviticus 25:18Leviticus 26:2Leviticus 26:3

Numbers 32

Numbers 1:53Numbers 3:7Numbers 3:8Numbers 3:10Numbers 3:25Numbers 3:28Numbers 3:31Numbers 3:32Numbers 3:36Numbers 3:38Numbers 4:27Numbers 4:28Numbers 4:31Numbers 4:32Numbers 6:24Numbers 8:26Numbers 9:19Numbers 9:23Numbers 15:34Numbers 17:25Numbers 18:3Numbers 18:4Numbers 18:5Numbers 18:7Numbers 18:8Numbers 19:9Numbers 20:8Numbers 23:9Numbers 23:12Numbers 28:2Numbers 31:30Numbers 31:47

Deuteronomy 66

Deuteronomy 2:4Deuteronomy 4:2Deuteronomy 4:6Deuteronomy 4:9Deuteronomy 4:15Deuteronomy 4:23Deuteronomy 4:40Deuteronomy 5:1Deuteronomy 5:10Deuteronomy 5:12Deuteronomy 5:29Deuteronomy 5:32Deuteronomy 6:2Deuteronomy 6:3Deuteronomy 6:12Deuteronomy 6:17Deuteronomy 6:25Deuteronomy 7:8Deuteronomy 7:9Deuteronomy 7:11Deuteronomy 7:12Deuteronomy 8:1Deuteronomy 8:2Deuteronomy 8:6Deuteronomy 8:11Deuteronomy 10:13Deuteronomy 11:1Deuteronomy 11:8Deuteronomy 11:16Deuteronomy 11:22Deuteronomy 11:32Deuteronomy 12:1Deuteronomy 12:13Deuteronomy 12:19Deuteronomy 12:28Deuteronomy 12:30Deuteronomy 13:1Deuteronomy 13:5Deuteronomy 13:19Deuteronomy 15:5Deuteronomy 15:9Deuteronomy 16:1Deuteronomy 16:12Deuteronomy 17:10Deuteronomy 17:19Deuteronomy 19:9Deuteronomy 23:10Deuteronomy 23:24Deuteronomy 24:8Deuteronomy 26:16Deuteronomy 26:17Deuteronomy 26:18Deuteronomy 27:1Deuteronomy 28:1Deuteronomy 28:9Deuteronomy 28:13Deuteronomy 28:15Deuteronomy 28:45Deuteronomy 28:58Deuteronomy 29:8Deuteronomy 30:10Deuteronomy 30:16Deuteronomy 31:12Deuteronomy 32:10Deuteronomy 32:46Deuteronomy 33:9

Joshua 10

Joshua 1:7Joshua 1:8Joshua 6:18Joshua 10:18Joshua 22:2Joshua 22:3Joshua 22:5Joshua 23:6Joshua 23:11Joshua 24:17

Judges 8

Judges 1:24Judges 2:22Judges 7:17Judges 7:19Judges 13:4Judges 13:13Judges 13:14Judges 21:21

1 Samuel 20

1 Samuel 1:121 Samuel 2:91 Samuel 7:11 Samuel 9:241 Samuel 11:111 Samuel 13:131 Samuel 13:141 Samuel 14:121 Samuel 17:201 Samuel 17:221 Samuel 19:21 Samuel 19:111 Samuel 21:51 Samuel 22:231 Samuel 23:221 Samuel 25:211 Samuel 26:151 Samuel 26:161 Samuel 28:21 Samuel 30:23

2 Samuel 13

2 Samuel 11:162 Samuel 13:52 Samuel 13:282 Samuel 13:342 Samuel 15:162 Samuel 16:212 Samuel 18:122 Samuel 20:32 Samuel 20:102 Samuel 22:222 Samuel 22:242 Samuel 22:442 Samuel 23:5

1 Kings 21

1 Kings 2:31 Kings 2:41 Kings 2:431 Kings 3:61 Kings 3:141 Kings 6:121 Kings 8:231 Kings 8:241 Kings 8:251 Kings 8:581 Kings 8:611 Kings 9:41 Kings 9:61 Kings 11:101 Kings 11:111 Kings 11:341 Kings 11:381 Kings 13:211 Kings 14:81 Kings 14:271 Kings 20:39

2 Kings 21

2 Kings 6:92 Kings 6:102 Kings 9:142 Kings 9:172 Kings 10:312 Kings 11:52 Kings 11:62 Kings 11:72 Kings 12:102 Kings 17:92 Kings 17:132 Kings 17:192 Kings 17:372 Kings 18:62 Kings 18:82 Kings 21:82 Kings 22:42 Kings 22:142 Kings 23:32 Kings 23:42 Kings 25:18

1 Chronicles 14

1 Chronicles 9:191 Chronicles 9:231 Chronicles 9:271 Chronicles 10:131 Chronicles 12:301 Chronicles 22:121 Chronicles 22:131 Chronicles 23:321 Chronicles 25:81 Chronicles 26:121 Chronicles 26:161 Chronicles 28:81 Chronicles 29:181 Chronicles 29:19

2 Chronicles 20

2 Chronicles 5:112 Chronicles 6:142 Chronicles 6:152 Chronicles 6:162 Chronicles 7:62 Chronicles 7:172 Chronicles 8:142 Chronicles 12:102 Chronicles 13:112 Chronicles 19:72 Chronicles 23:42 Chronicles 23:62 Chronicles 31:162 Chronicles 31:172 Chronicles 33:82 Chronicles 34:92 Chronicles 34:212 Chronicles 34:222 Chronicles 34:312 Chronicles 35:2

Ezra 1

Ezra 8:29

Nehemiah 19

Nehemiah 1:5Nehemiah 1:7Nehemiah 1:9Nehemiah 2:8Nehemiah 3:29Nehemiah 4:3Nehemiah 4:16Nehemiah 4:17Nehemiah 7:3Nehemiah 9:32Nehemiah 10:30Nehemiah 11:19Nehemiah 12:9Nehemiah 12:24Nehemiah 12:25Nehemiah 12:45Nehemiah 13:14Nehemiah 13:22Nehemiah 13:30

Esther 6

Esther 2:3Esther 2:8Esther 2:14Esther 2:15Esther 2:21Esther 6:2

Job 18

Job 2:6Job 3:1Job 7:12Job 7:20Job 10:12Job 10:14Job 13:27Job 14:16Job 21:32Job 22:15Job 23:11Job 24:15Job 27:18Job 29:2Job 33:11Job 34:29Job 36:21Job 39:1

Psalms 99

Psalms 10:8Psalms 12:8Psalms 16:1Psalms 17:4Psalms 17:8Psalms 18:22Psalms 18:24Psalms 19:12Psalms 25:10Psalms 25:20Psalms 25:21Psalms 31:7Psalms 31:24Psalms 32:7Psalms 32:8Psalms 34:14Psalms 34:21Psalms 37:28Psalms 37:34Psalms 37:37Psalms 39:1Psalms 39:2Psalms 40:12Psalms 41:3Psalms 56:6Psalms 56:7Psalms 59:1Psalms 59:9Psalms 59:10Psalms 61:8Psalms 63:6Psalms 63:7Psalms 64:2Psalms 66:7Psalms 68:17Psalms 71:10Psalms 78:7Psalms 78:10Psalms 78:56Psalms 86:2Psalms 89:29Psalms 89:32Psalms 90:4Psalms 91:11Psalms 97:10Psalms 99:7Psalms 102:8Psalms 103:18Psalms 105:45Psalms 106:3Psalms 107:43Psalms 116:6Psalms 119:2Psalms 119:4Psalms 119:5Psalms 119:8Psalms 119:9Psalms 119:17Psalms 119:22Psalms 119:33Psalms 119:34Psalms 119:44Psalms 119:55Psalms 119:56Psalms 119:57Psalms 119:60Psalms 119:63Psalms 119:67Psalms 119:69Psalms 119:88Psalms 119:100Psalms 119:101Psalms 119:106Psalms 119:115Psalms 119:129Psalms 119:134Psalms 119:136Psalms 119:145Psalms 119:146Psalms 119:148Psalms 119:158Psalms 119:167Psalms 119:168Psalms 121:3Psalms 121:4Psalms 121:5Psalms 121:7Psalms 121:8Psalms 127:1Psalms 130:3Psalms 130:6Psalms 132:12Psalms 140:2Psalms 140:5Psalms 141:3Psalms 141:9Psalms 145:20Psalms 146:6Psalms 146:9

Proverbs 43

Proverbs 2:8Proverbs 2:11Proverbs 2:20Proverbs 3:1Proverbs 3:21Proverbs 3:26Proverbs 4:4Proverbs 4:6Proverbs 4:13Proverbs 4:21Proverbs 4:23Proverbs 5:2Proverbs 6:20Proverbs 6:22Proverbs 6:24Proverbs 7:1Proverbs 7:2Proverbs 7:5Proverbs 7:10Proverbs 8:32Proverbs 8:34Proverbs 10:17Proverbs 13:3Proverbs 13:6Proverbs 13:18Proverbs 14:3Proverbs 14:15Proverbs 15:5Proverbs 16:17Proverbs 19:8Proverbs 19:16Proverbs 20:28Proverbs 21:23Proverbs 22:5Proverbs 22:12Proverbs 22:18Proverbs 23:26Proverbs 24:12Proverbs 27:18Proverbs 28:4Proverbs 28:7Proverbs 29:18Proverbs 31:27

Ecclesiastes 9

Ecclesiastes 3:6Ecclesiastes 4:17Ecclesiastes 5:7Ecclesiastes 5:12Ecclesiastes 8:2Ecclesiastes 8:5Ecclesiastes 11:4Ecclesiastes 12:3Ecclesiastes 12:13

Song of Solomon 2

Song of Solomon 3:3Song of Solomon 5:7

Isaiah 20

Isaiah 1:8Isaiah 7:4Isaiah 21:8Isaiah 21:11Isaiah 21:12Isaiah 26:2Isaiah 26:3Isaiah 27:3Isaiah 29:20Isaiah 42:6Isaiah 42:20Isaiah 48:6Isaiah 49:6Isaiah 49:8Isaiah 56:1Isaiah 56:2Isaiah 56:4Isaiah 56:6Isaiah 62:6Isaiah 65:4

Jeremiah 21

Jeremiah 1:12Jeremiah 3:5Jeremiah 4:16Jeremiah 4:17Jeremiah 5:6Jeremiah 5:24Jeremiah 5:26Jeremiah 8:7Jeremiah 9:3Jeremiah 16:11Jeremiah 17:21Jeremiah 20:10Jeremiah 31:6Jeremiah 31:10Jeremiah 31:28Jeremiah 35:4Jeremiah 35:18Jeremiah 44:27Jeremiah 48:19Jeremiah 51:12Jeremiah 52:24

Lamentations 1

Lamentations 2:19

Ezekiel 25

Ezekiel 6:12Ezekiel 11:20Ezekiel 12:3Ezekiel 12:4Ezekiel 12:5Ezekiel 12:6Ezekiel 17:14Ezekiel 18:9Ezekiel 18:19Ezekiel 18:21Ezekiel 20:18Ezekiel 20:19Ezekiel 20:21Ezekiel 36:27Ezekiel 37:24Ezekiel 38:7Ezekiel 40:45Ezekiel 40:46Ezekiel 43:11Ezekiel 44:8Ezekiel 44:14Ezekiel 44:15Ezekiel 44:16Ezekiel 44:24Ezekiel 48:11

Daniel 6

Daniel 7:9Daniel 7:11Daniel 7:13Daniel 9:4Daniel 9:14Daniel 12:1

Hosea 5

Hosea 4:10Hosea 12:7Hosea 12:13Hosea 12:14Hosea 14:8

Amos 2

Amos 1:11Amos 2:4

Jonah 1

Jonah 2:9

Micah 2

Micah 6:16Micah 7:5

Nahum 2

Nahum 2:1Nahum 2:2

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 2:1

Zechariah 3

Zechariah 3:7Zechariah 9:8Zechariah 11:11

Malachi 6

Malachi 2:7Malachi 2:9Malachi 2:15Malachi 2:16Malachi 3:7Malachi 3:14

Matthew 9

Matthew 14:25Matthew 16:6Matthew 24:42Matthew 24:43Matthew 25:13Matthew 26:38Matthew 26:40Matthew 26:41Matthew 27:36

Mark 9

Mark 6:48Mark 8:15Mark 12:38Mark 13:34Mark 13:35Mark 13:37Mark 14:34Mark 14:37Mark 14:38

Luke 7

Luke 2:8Luke 12:15Luke 12:37Luke 12:38Luke 17:3Luke 21:34Luke 21:36

John 1

John 11:9

Acts 3

Acts 13:40Acts 17:31Acts 20:28

Romans 1

Romans 16:17

Galatians 2

Galatians 5:15Galatians 6:1

Philippians 1

Philippians 3:2

Hebrews 1

Hebrews 13:17

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

WATCH

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Ancient Context1 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning The Afflictions That Befell The Hebrews In Egypt, During Four Hundred Years. 16

Antiquities Book 2, Chapter 9

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Cock-crowing

In our Lord's time the Jews had adopted the Greek and Roman division of the night into four watches, each consisting of three hours, the first beginning at six o'clock in the evening (Luke 12:38; Matt. 14:25; Mark 6:48). But the ancient division, known as the first and second cock-crowing, was still retained. The cock usually crows several times soon after midnight (this is the first crowing), and again at the dawn of day (and this is the second crowing). Mark mentions (14:30) the two cock-crowings. Matthew (26:34) alludes to that only which was emphatically the cock-crowing, viz, the second.

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Day

The Jews reckoned the day from sunset to sunset (Lev. 23:32). It was originally divided into three parts (Ps. 55:17). "The heat of the day" (1 Sam. 11:11; Neh. 7:3) was at our nine o'clock, and "the cool of the day" just before sunset (Gen. 3:8). Before the Captivity the Jews divided the night into three watches, (1) from sunset to midnight (Lam. 2:19); (2) from midnight till the cock-crowing (Judg. 7:19); and (3) from the cock-crowing till sunrise (Ex. 14:24). In the New Testament the division of the Greeks and Romans into four watches was adopted (Mark 13:35). (See [147]WATCHES.) The division of the day by hours is first mentioned in Dan. 3:6, 15; 4:19; 5:5. This mode of reckoning was borrowed from the Chaldeans. The reckoning of twelve hours was from sunrise to sunset, and accordingly the hours were of variable length (John 11:9). The word "day" sometimes signifies an indefinite time (Gen. 2:4; Isa. 22:5; Heb. 3:8, etc.). In Job 3:1 it denotes a birthday, and in Isa. 2:12, Acts 17:31, and 2 Tim. 1:18, the great day of final judgment.

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Watches

The periods into which the time between sunset and sunrise was divided. They are so called because watchmen relieved each other at each of these periods. There are frequent references in Scripture to the duties of watchmen who were appointed to give notice of the approach of an enemy (2 Sam. 18:24-27; 2 Kings 9:17-20; Isa. 21:5-9). They were sometimes placed for this purpose on watch-towers (2 Kings 17:9; 18:8). Ministers or teachers are also spoken of under this title (Jer. 6:17; Ezek. 33:2-9; Heb. 13:17). The watches of the night were originally three in number, (1) "the beginning of the watches" (Lam. 2:19); (2) "the middle watch" (Judg. 7:19); and (3) "the morning watch" (Ex. 14:24; 1 Sam. 11:11), which extended from two o'clock to sunrise. But in the New Testament we read of four watches, a division probably introduced by the Romans (Matt. 14:25; Mark 6:48; Luke 12:38). (See [664]DAY.)

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Zior

ship of him that watches

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Zuph

that beholds, observes, watches; roof; covering

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