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In the Hebrew context, the night was typically divided into three or four watches, each lasting a few hours. This term is used to denote these specific time periods during the night when watchmen would be on duty.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, as in many ancient cultures, the night was divided into watches to ensure security and readiness against potential threats. The concept of night watches is deeply rooted in the military and societal practices of the time, where watchmen would be stationed to guard cities, camps, or important locations. This practice is reflected in various biblical texts, emphasizing vigilance and preparedness, both physically and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm">shamar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a watch<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>watch (4), watches (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אַשְׁמוּרָה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">אַשְׁמֹ֫רֶת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>watch</b></font> (division of time); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">אַשְׁמוּרָה בֳּלּ֑יְלָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/90-4.htm">Psalm 90:4</a>; <font class="hebrew2">ראֹשׁ</font> <font class="hebrew2">אַשְׁמֹרֶת הַתִּיכוֺנָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">אַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבֹּקֶר</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/14-24.htm">Exodus 14:24</a> (J), <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/11-11.htm">1 Samuel 11:11</a>; plural absolute <font class="hebrew2">אַשְׁמֻרוֺת</font> Lam 19:19; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/63-7.htm">Psalm 63:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-148.htm">Psalm 119:148</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>watch <p>Or bashmuwrah {ash-moo-raw'}; or -ashmoreth {ash-mo'-reth}; (feminine) from <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm">shamar</a>; a night watch -- watch. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm">shamar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹת אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת אשמרות בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹת בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת באשמרות באשמרת הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת האשמרת וְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥ה ואשמורה ’aš·mu·rō·wṯ ’ašmurōwṯ ashmuRot bə’ašmōreṯ bə’ašmurōwṯ bə·’aš·mō·reṯ bə·’aš·mu·rō·wṯ beashMoret beashmuRot hā’ašmōreṯ hā·’aš·mō·reṯ haashMoret veashmuRah wə’ašmūrāh wə·’aš·mū·rāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/14-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 14:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַֽיְהִי֙ <b> בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת </b> הַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ף</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> At the morning <span class="itali">watch,</span> the LORD<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And it came to pass, that in the morning <span class="itali">watch</span> the LORD<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/14-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become <span class="itali">watch</span> the morning looked<p><b><a href="/text/judges/7-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 7:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗ה רֹ֚אשׁ <b> הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת </b> הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔ה אַ֛ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the middle <span class="itali">watch,</span> when they had just<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the middle <span class="itali">watch;</span> and they had but<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/7-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the camp the beginning <span class="itali">watch</span> of the middle when<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/11-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 11:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְתוֹךְ־ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ <b> בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת </b> הַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּכּ֥וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at the morning <span class="itali">watch</span> and struck down<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the morning <span class="itali">watch,</span> and slew<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/11-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the midst of the camp <span class="itali">watch</span> the morning and struck<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/63-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 63:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/63.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ יְצוּעָ֑י <b> בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹת </b> אֶהְגֶּה־ בָּֽךְ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/63.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I meditate <span class="itali">on You in the night watches,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/63.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] meditate <span class="itali">on thee in the [night] watches.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/63-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on my bed <span class="itali">watches</span> meditate<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/90-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 90:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/90.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֣י יַעֲבֹ֑ר <b> וְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥ה </b> בַלָּֽיְלָה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/90.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it passes <span class="itali">by, Or [as] a watch</span> in the night.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/90.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> when it is past, <span class="itali">and [as] a watch</span> in the night.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/90-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> when passes <span class="itali">Or a watch</span> the night<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/119-148.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 119:148</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קִדְּמ֣וּ עֵ֭ינַי <b> אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹת </b> לָ֝שִׂ֗יחַ בְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/119.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> anticipate <span class="itali">the night watches,</span> That I may meditate<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/119.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> prevent <span class="itali">the [night] watches,</span> that I might meditate<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-148.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> anticipate my eyes <span class="itali">watches</span> may meditate your word<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/2-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 2:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ק) לְרֹאשׁ֙ <b> אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת </b> שִׁפְכִ֤י כַמַּ֙יִם֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> At the beginning <span class="itali">of the night watches;</span> Pour<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the beginning <span class="itali">of the watches</span> pour out<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/2-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> night the beginning <span class="itali">watches</span> Pour water<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_821.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_821.htm">Strong's Hebrew 821<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ashmurot_821.htm">’aš·mu·rō·wṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/beashmoret_821.htm">bə·’aš·mō·reṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/beashmurot_821.htm">bə·’aš·mu·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haashmoret_821.htm">hā·’aš·mō·reṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veashmurah_821.htm">wə·’aš·mū·rāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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