Hebrew word study

מַטָּרָאmaṭṭârâʼ a jail (as a guard-house)

Pronounced “mat-taw-raw'

a jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched)

Translated in the King James as: mark, prison.

Appears 16 times in Scripture

Origin: or מַטָּרָה; from H5201 (נָטַר);

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Where it appears

1 Samuel 1×
1 Sam 20:20
Nehemiah 2×
Nehemiah 3:25Nehemiah 12:39
Job 1×
Job 16:12
Jeremiah 11×
Jeremiah 32:2Jeremiah 32:8Jeremiah 32:12Jeremiah 33:1Jeremiah 37:21Jeremiah 38:6Jeremiah 38:13Jeremiah 38:28Jeremiah 39:14Jeremiah 39:15+ 1 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations 1×
Lam 3:12

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