Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
guardhouse
Usage: 1) guard, ward, prison, mark, target 1a) guard, ward, prison 1b) target, mark (fig. of chastisement)
Strong's Number
H4307
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
15
Books
5
Strong's H4307 Quick Answer
Strong's H4307 מַטָּרָא מַטָּרָה (mattara') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mattara' (mat-taw-raw') (or mattarah {mat-taw-raw'}) n-f. 1. a jail (as a guard-house) 2. also an aim (as being closely watched) It has 15 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include was, mark, also, is, and were. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mattara' (mat-taw-raw') (or mattarah {mat-taw-raw'}) n-f. 1. a jail (as a guard-house) 2. also an aim (as being closely watched)
- Usage
- 15 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- was, mark, also, is, and were
Meaning and Definition
mattara' (mat-taw-raw') (or mattarah {mat-taw-raw'}) n-f. 1. a jail (as a guard-house) 2. also an aim (as being closely watched) [from H5201] KJV: mark, prison. Root(s): H5201
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4307. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4307 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mattara', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H4307 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4307 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4307 in the Old Testament
15 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
Usage Excerpts
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4307.
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.
So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4307, grouped by book.
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 10 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4307 FAQ
What does mattara (מַטָּרָא) mean?
Mattara (Strong's H4307) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "mark". mattara' (mat-taw-raw') (or mattarah {mat-taw-raw'}) n-f. 1. a jail (as a guard-house) 2. also an aim (as being closely watched)
How many times is mattara (מַטָּרָא) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H4307 across 5 books.
Where can I study mattara (מַטָּרָא) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4307 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate mattara (מַטָּרָא)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as was, mark, also, is, and were. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.