Genesis 37:36
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
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Guard
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Acts 28:16
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
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טַבָּח
ṭabbâch · tab-bawkh'
29 times translated as this KJV form32 total Strong's occurrences
properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
Strong's KJV usage: cook, guard.
Strong's first: Genesis 37:36Strong's last: Jeremiah 52:30
Open full H2876 profile →רוּץ
rûwts · roots
14 times translated as this KJV form104 total Strong's occurrences
to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
Strong's KJV usage: break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.
Strong's first: 1 Kings 14:27Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 12:11
Open full H7323 profile →מִשְׁמָר
mishmâr · mish-mawr'
3 times translated as this KJV form22 total Strong's occurrences
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
Strong's KJV usage: diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Nehemiah 4:22Strong's last: Ezekiel 38:7
Open full H4929 profile →מִשְׁמַעַת
mishmaʻath · mish-mah'-ath
2 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
audience, i.e. the royal court; also obedience, i.e. (concretely) a subject
Strong's KJV usage: bidding, guard, obey.
Strong's first: 2 Samuel 23:23Strong's last: 1 Chronicles 11:25
Open full H4928 profile →στρατοπεδάρχης
stratopedárchēs · strat-op-ed-ar'-khace
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
a ruler of an army, i.e. (specially), a Prætorian præfect
Strong's KJV usage: :--captain of the guard.
Strong's first: Acts 28:16Strong's last: Acts 28:16
Open full G4759 profile →טַבָּח
ṭabbâch · tab-bawkh'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
a lifeguardsman
Strong's KJV usage: guard.
Strong's first: Daniel 2:14Strong's last: Daniel 2:14
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H2876
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
H2876
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
H2876
Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
H2876
So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes;
H2876
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.
H2876
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
H2876
Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
H2876
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
H2876
Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
H2876
Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,
H2876
And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
H2876
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
H2876
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
H2876
And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.
H2876
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
H2876
So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
H2876
In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
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guard
GUARD, verb transitive gard. [Latin verus; wahren, to keep, to last, to hold out; bewahren, to keep or preserve; bewahren, to verify, to confirm; Eng. ware, aware; ]
1. To secure against injury, loss or attack; to protect; to defend; to keep in safety. We guard a city by walls and forts. A harbor is guarded by ships, booms or batteries. Innocence should be guarded by prudence and piety. Let observation and experience guard us against temptations to vice.
2. To secure against objections or the attacks of malevolence.
Homer has guarded every circumstance with caution.
3. To accompany and protect; to accompany for protection; as, to guard a general on a journey; to guard the baggage of an army.
4. To adorn with lists, laces or ornaments.
5. To gird; to fasten by binding.
GUARD, verb intransitive To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautions; to be in a state of defense or safety. guard against mistakes, or against temptations.
GUARD, noun [Eng. ward.]
1. Defense; preservation or security against injury, loss or attack.
2. That which secures against attack or injury; that which defends. Modesty is the guard of innocence.
3. A man or body of men occupied in preserving a person or place from attack or injury; he or they whose business is to defend, or to prevent attack or surprise. Kings have their guards to secure their persons. Joseph was sold to Potiphar, a captain of Pharaoh's guard
4. A state of caution or vigilance; or the act of observing what passes in order to prevent surprise or attack; care; attention; watch; heed. Be on your guard Temerity puts a man off his guard
5. That which secures against objections or censure; caution of expression.
They have expressed themselves with as few guards and restrictions as I.
6. Part of the hilt of a sword, which protects the hand.
7. In fencing, a posture of defense.
8. An ornamental lace, hem or boarder.
Advanced guard
Van guard In military affairs, a body of troops, either horse or foot, that march before an army or division, to prevent surprise, or give notice of danger.
Rear guard a body of troops that march in the rear of an army or division, for its protection.
Life guard a body of select troops, whose duty is to defend the person of a prince or other officer.
GUARD'-BOAT, noun A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war in a harbor, to observe that their officers keep a good look-out.
GUARD'-CHAMBER, noun A guard-room. 1 Kings 14:27.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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