What does אַשְׁמֻרָה mean in the Bible?
אַשְׁמֻרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a night watch".
Hebrew · H821
אַשְׁמֻרָה
A night watch
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אַשְׁמֻרָה H821
What does אַשְׁמֻרָה mean in the Bible?
אַשְׁמֻרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a night watch".
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Questions this entry answers
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 watch 3× Exodus 14:24, Judges 7:19, 1 Samuel 11:11
or a watch 1× Psalms 90:4
the watches of night 1× Psalms 119:148
through the watches of the night 1× Psalms 63:6
watch of the night 1× Lamentations 2:19
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 14:24 בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת to watch Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 7:19 הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת to watch Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 11:11 בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת to watch Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 63:6 בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹת to through the watches of the night Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 90:4 וְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥ה to or a watch Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 119:148 אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹת to the watches of night Noun - feminine plural Lamentations 2:19 אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת to watch of the night Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 14:24
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Exodus 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 Psalms 3 Lamentations 1
Source forms
בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת 2x bə·’aš·mō·reṯ Exodus 14:24, 1 Samuel 11:11
אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹת 1x ’aš·mu·rō·wṯ Psalms 119:148
אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת 1x ’aš·mu·rō·wṯ Lamentations 2:19
בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹת 1x bə·’aš·mu·rō·wṯ Psalms 63:6
הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת 1x hā·’aš·mō·reṯ Judges 7:19
וְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥ה 1x wə·’aš·mū·rāh Psalms 90:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 2x Psalms 119:148, Lamentations 2:19
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Exodus 14:24, 1 Samuel 11:11
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Judges 7:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 90:4
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 1x Psalms 63:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a night watch
Source Gloss
a night watch
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a night watch BDB: watch Usage: watch.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַשְׁמֻרָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain