Midvash

מַסְגֵּרmaçgêr

a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison

Pronunciation: mas-gare' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4525

Meanings

1. locksmith, smith

2. dungeon

1. smiths (2 Kings 24:14; 2 Kings 24:16; Jeremiah 24:1)

2. dungeon (Isaiah 24:22; Isaiah 42:7; Psalms 142:8)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Kings 24:14 King Nebuchadnezzar took all of Jerusalem captive, including all the commanders and the best of the soldiers, craftsmen, and artisans—10,000 in all. Only the poorest people were left in the land.
  • 2 Kings 24:16 He also exiled 7,000 of the best troops and 1,000 craftsmen and artisans, all of whom were strong and fit for war.
  • Psalms 142:7 Bring me out of prison so I can thank you. The godly will crowd around me, for you are good to me.”
  • Isaiah 24:22 They will be rounded up and put in prison. They will be shut up in prison and will finally be punished.
  • Isaiah 42:7 You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.
  • Jeremiah 24:1 After King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon exiled Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon along with the officials of Judah and all the craftsmen and artisans, the Lord gave me this vision. I saw two baskets of figs placed in front of the Lord’s Temple in Jerusalem.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).