Strong H4307H4307Gמַטָּרָה
(Gate of the) Guard
One of the 2 senses of Strong H4307
- Transliteration
- maţţârâ' maţţârâh
- Pronunciation
- {mat-taw-raw'} mat-taw-raw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From H5201; a jail (as a guard house); also an aim (as being closely watched): - {mark} prison.
Detailed definition
This name means guard, prison
In the biblical story
Guard Gate
A gate in Jerusalem's wall, likely the Muster Gate.
The Guard Gate was a gate in Jerusalem's wall, mentioned in Nehemiah 12:39, likely the same as the Muster Gate near the Temple.
In the Bible
Strong H4307G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- prison1
First verses
- Nehemiah 12:39And 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.