Hebrew · H821

אַשְׁמֻרָה

A night watch

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אַשְׁמֻרָהH821

What does אַשְׁמֻרָה mean in the Bible?

אַשְׁמֻרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a night watch".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אַשְׁמֻרָה mean in the Bible?

אַשְׁמֻרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a night watch".

How does the BSB render H821?

The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include watch (3), or a watch (1), the watches of night (1), through the watches of the night (1), watch of the night (1).

Where does אַשְׁמֻרָה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 14:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), 1 Samuel (1), Exodus (1), Judges (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

watch3×Exodus 14:24, Judges 7:19, 1 Samuel 11:11

or a watch1×Psalms 90:4

the watches of night1×Psalms 119:148

through the watches of the night1×Psalms 63:6

watch of the night1×Lamentations 2:19

Show sample aligned rows

Exodus 14:24בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתtowatchPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 7:19הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתtowatchArticle | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 11:11בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתtowatchPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 63:6בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹתtothrough the watches of the nightPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 90:4וְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥הtoor a watchConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 119:148אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹתtothe watches of nightNoun - feminine plural Lamentations 2:19אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹתtowatch of the nightNoun - feminine plural

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 14:24

Aligned rows7

Books represented5

Exodus1Judges11 Samuel1Psalms3Lamentations1

Source forms

בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת2xbə·’aš·mō·reṯExodus 14:24, 1 Samuel 11:11

אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹת1x’aš·mu·rō·wṯPsalms 119:148

אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת1x’aš·mu·rō·wṯLamentations 2:19

בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹת1xbə·’aš·mu·rō·wṯPsalms 63:6

הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת1xhā·’aš·mō·reṯJudges 7:19

וְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥ה1xwə·’aš·mū·rāhPsalms 90:4

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine plural2xPsalms 119:148, Lamentations 2:19

Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct2xExodus 14:24, 1 Samuel 11:11

Article | Noun - feminine singular1xJudges 7:19

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 90:4

Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural1xPsalms 63:6

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אַשְׁמֻרָה

What does אַשְׁמֻרָה mean in the Bible?

What does אַשְׁמֻרָה mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H821?

Where does אַשְׁמֻרָה appear in Scripture?

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