בְּ/מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖/ם
𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤌
mishmereth
in their watches
A responsibility or duty assigned for guarding, overseeing, or maintaining something or someone; the state of being in charge or responsible for something; can also refer to a period of watch, a group assigned to a watch, or an ordinance, especially a religious charge or obligation given by divine instruction. The term encompasses both concrete (guard duty, appointed group on rotation) and abstract (responsibility, observance of commands) senses, often used for Levitical roles, ceremonial duties, and the keeping of commands or sacred trusts.
2 Chronicles 31:16 · Word #16
Lexicon H4931
| Lemma | מִשְׁמֶרֶת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 |
| Transliteration | mishmereth |
| Strong's | H4931 |
| Definition | A responsibility or duty assigned for guarding, overseeing, or maintaining something or someone; the state of being in charge or responsible for something; can also refer to a period of watch, a group assigned to a watch, or an ordinance, especially a religious charge or obligation given by divine instruction. The term encompasses both concrete (guard duty, appointed group on rotation) and abstract (responsibility, observance of commands) senses, often used for Levitical roles, ceremonial duties, and the keeping of commands or sacred trusts. |
Morphology HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in their watches |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4931-02
in their guarding-duties
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + feminine plural construct noun מִשְׁמְרוֹת + 3rd person masculine plural suffix "their." |
| Rendering Rationale | The plural construct noun מִשְׁמְרוֹת with 3mp suffix denotes multiple assigned responsibilities of guarding or observance belonging to them. "Guarding-duties" preserves the root sense of שׁמר while reflecting the plural and possessive morphology, and the prefixed בְּ is rendered as "in." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in their guarding-duties
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "in their watches". |