אשמורת

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word אשמורת. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word אשמורת, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say אשמורת in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word אשמורת you have here. The definition of the word אשמורת will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofאשמורת, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Hebrew

Noun

אשמורת / אַשְׁמֹרֶת (ashmóretf

  1. watch (time period)
    • Tanach, Judges 7:19, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיָּבֹא גִדְעוֹן וּמֵאָה־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ בִּקְצֵה הַמַּחֲנֶה רֹאשׁ הָאַשְׁמֹרֶת הַתִּיכוֹנָה אַךְ הָקֵם הֵקִימוּ אֶת־הַשֹּׁמְרִים וַיִּתְקְעוּ בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת וְנָפוֹץ הַכַּדִּים אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדָם׃
      vayavó gid'ón ume'á 'ísh 'ashér itó bik'tsé hamakhané rósh ha'ashmóret hatikhoná ákh hakém hekímu 'et hashom'rím vayitk'ú bashofarót v'nafóts hakadím 'ashér b'yadám.
      So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch; and they blew the horns, and broke in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands.

Anagrams