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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1 Samuel — 1×
Nehemiah — 2×
Job — 1×
Jeremiah — 11×
Lamentations — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.