Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
locksmith
Usage: 1) a shutting up, locksmith, smith, dungeon, enclosure, builder of bulwarks 1a) locksmith, smith 1b) dungeon
Strong's Number
H4525
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
4
Strong's H4525 Quick Answer
Strong's H4525 מַסגֵּר (macger) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. macger (mas-gare') n-m. 1. a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison [from H5462] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include smiths and prison. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- macger (mas-gare') n-m. 1. a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison [from H5462]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- smiths and prison
Meaning and Definition
macger (mas-gare') n-m. 1. a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison [from H5462] KJV: prison, smith. Root(s): H5462
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4525. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4525 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render macger, 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.
smiths
2 Kings 24:14
4×
prison
Psalms 142:7
3×
How Strong's H4525 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 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4525 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 H4525 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4525.
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4525, grouped by book.
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4525 FAQ
What does macger (מַסְגֵּר) mean?
Macger (Strong's H4525) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "prison". macger (mas-gare') n-m. 1. a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison [from H5462]
How many times is macger (מַסְגֵּר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H4525 across 4 books.
Where can I study macger (מַסְגֵּר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4525 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate macger (מַסְגֵּר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as smiths and prison. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.