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Ward or Guard

To put "in ward" was to place under guard, or in confinement, Genesis 40:3; Le 24:12. Ward also seems to mean a guard-room, Nehemiah 12:25; Isaiah 21:8, and the guards themselves, Acts 12:10, or any small band, 1 Chronicles 25:8; 26:16.

Greek
5438. phulake -- a guarding, guard, watch
... From phulasso; a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively ...
literally or figuratively -- cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
4307. mattara -- a guard, ward, prison, target, mark
... a guard, ward, prison, target, mark. Transliteration: mattara or mattarah Phonetic
Spelling: (mat-taw-raw') Short Definition: guardhouse. ...
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4929. mishmar -- place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch ...
... 1). diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch. From shamar; a guard
(the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (fig.); also ...
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4931. mishmereth -- a guard, watch, charge, function
... allegiance (1), charge (27), duties (15), duty (2), guard post (2), guard* (1),
guards (2 ... charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinance, safeguard, ward, watch. ...
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6488. peqiduth -- oversight
... Word Origin from paqad Definition oversight NASB Word Usage guard (1). ward. From
paqiyd; supervision -- ward. see HEBREW paqiyd. 6487, 6488. peqiduth. 6489 ...
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1004. bayith -- a house
... 1), dungeon* (2), faced inward (1), family (2), family* (1), guard* (1), hall ... contain,
hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place ...
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Library

Whether an Angel is Appointed to Guard a Man from his Birth?
... vide A, 4) that "each soul has an angel appointed to guard it from ... bring them to
salvation: efficacious, nevertheless, they are, inasmuch as they ward off many ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether an angel is appointed.htm

The Gospel was Preached to Jews and Gentiles in Hades.
... show that the Lord preached [3265] the Gospel to those that perished in the flood,
or rather had been chained, and to those kept "in ward and guard"? ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter vi the gospel was preached.htm

The Life of Mr. Robert M'Ward.
... The noise of this sermon quickly flew abroad, and Mr. M'Ward was brought
to Edinburgh under a guard, and imprisoned. Very soon after ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr robert 8.htm

Goodness in a Dungeon
... And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the
prison, the place where Joseph was bound. And the captain ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/goodness in a dungeon.htm

Chapter xl
... under guard" "not just cast into prison""guard," mishmar from shamar, "to guard."
By a ... he asked these eunuchs of Pharaoh which were with him in ward in his ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xl.htm

Joseph and his Brethren
... And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the
prison, the place where Joseph was bound. And the captain ...
/.../select masterpieces of biblical literature/i joseph and his brethren.htm

A Thanksgiving to God, for his House
... house, whose humble roof Is weather-proof; Under the spars of which I lie Both soft
and dry; Where thou, my chamber for to ward, Hast set a guard Of harmless ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/a thanksgiving to god for.htm

A Thanksgiving to God for his House
... Both soft, and dry; Where Thou my chamber for to ward. Hast set a Guard.
Of harmless thoughts, to watch and keep. Me, while I sleep. ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/xciv a thanksgiving to god.htm

Why Without, Then, Art Thou Staying?
... Angel hosts keep watch and ward At thy side and are thy guard; Lest in journeys
aught should hurt thee, By the way their arms support thee. ...
/.../gerhardt/paul gerhardts spiritual songs/why without then art thou.htm

Great Saint Joseph! Son of David
... Son of David, Foster father of our Lord, Spouse of Mary ever Virgin, Keeping o'er
them watch and ward! In the stable thou didst guard them With a father's ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 93 great saint joseph.htm

Resources
What does it mean that God is not willing for any to perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9)? | GotQuestions.org

Who was William Carey? | GotQuestions.org

What is folk religion? | GotQuestions.org

Ward: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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