Words the Bible translates as ward
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- phulakēφυλακήprison: a place where people are held under guard
+2 more meanings
- a watch of the night: one of the set stretches into which the night was divided
- the act of keeping watch: standing guard over something
- mishmeretמִשְׁמֶרֶתa charge: a duty or responsibility entrusted to someone to keep faithfully
+2 more meanings
- a watch: the post or duty of standing guard, and those who keep it
- something kept in reserve: an object set aside and preserved for a later purpose
- mishmarמִשְׁמָרa keeping: guarding given concrete shape, whether as custody, a watch, or an observed charge
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