Lexicon :: Strong's H4307 - maṭṭārâ

מַטָּרָה

Transliteration

maṭṭārâ

Pronunciation

mat-taw-raw'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From נָטַר (H5201)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1356a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: מטרה (Strongs and Gesenius) מטרא (Strongs)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

מַטָּרָא maṭṭârâʼ, mat-taw-raw'; or מַטָּרָה maṭṭârâh; from H5201; a jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched):—mark, prison.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H4307 in the following manner: prison (13x), mark (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H4307 in the following manner: prison (13x), mark (3x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

guard, ward, prison, mark, target
1. guard, ward, prison
2. target, mark (fig. of chastisement)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

מַטָּרָא maṭṭârâʼ, mat-taw-raw'; or מַטָּרָה maṭṭârâh; from H5201; a jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched):—mark, prison.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H4307: Abbreviations

† מַטָּרָה and (Lamentations 3:12) מַטָּרָא noun feminine.

1. guard, ward, prison Nehemiah 3:25.

2. target, mark (as kept in the eye, watched, compare נָצַר Proverbs 23:26, and σκόπος (watcher, mark) from σκέπτομαι; perhaps Nabataean [רתא]מט Lzb³²³); — always absolute: —

1. guard, ward, prison, usually חֲצַר הַמּ׳ court of gaurd (see I. חָצֵ׳) Jeremiah 32:2, 8, 12; Jeremiah 33:1; Jeremiah 37:21 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 38:6, 13, 28; Jeremiah 39:14, 15; שַׁעַר הַמּ׳ Nehemiah 12:39.

2. target, mark Job 16:12 (figurative of י׳'s chastisement), כַּמַּטָּרָא לַחֵץ Lamentations 3:12 (simile id.); literally only 1 Samuel 20:20.