Strong's Hebrew: 4525. מַסְגֵּר (masger) -- Prison, enclosure, confinement
Strong's Lexicon
masger: Prison, enclosure, confinement
Original Word: מַסְגֵּר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: macger
Pronunciation: mas-gare'
Phonetic Spelling: (mas-gare')
Definition: Prison, enclosure, confinement
Meaning: a fastener, a smith, a prison
Word Origin: Derived from the root סָגַר (sagar), meaning "to shut" or "to close."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5438 (phylake): Often translated as "prison" or "guard," this Greek term shares a similar meaning with "masger" in the context of confinement or imprisonment.
Usage: The term "masger" refers to a place of confinement or imprisonment. It is used in the context of being shut in or enclosed, often indicating a physical space where individuals are held captive or restrained.
Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, imprisonment was not as common as other forms of punishment such as fines, corporal punishment, or exile. However, when used, prisons were typically rudimentary enclosures or rooms where individuals were detained. The concept of imprisonment in biblical times often carried a strong sense of shame and was associated with divine judgment or social disgrace.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from sagar
Definition
a locksmith, smith, a dungeon
NASB Translation
dungeon (1), prison (2), smiths (4).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַסְגֵּר noun [masculine]
1 locksmith, smith.
2 dungeon: — always absolute:
1 collective smiths, וְכָלהֶֿחָרָשׁ ׳וְהַמּ 2 Kings 24:14 compare 2 Kings 24:16, Jeremiah 24:1; Jeremiah 29:2.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
prison, smith
From cagar; a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison -- prison, smith.
see HEBREW cagar
Forms and Transliterations
הַמַּסְגֵּר֙ המסגר וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑ר וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֖ר וְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ והמסגר מִמַּסְגֵּ֨ר ׀ מִמַּסְגֵּר֙ מַסְגֵּ֑ר ממסגר מסגר ham·mas·gêr hammasGer hammasgêr mas·gêr masGer masgêr mim·mas·gêr mimasGer mimmasgêr vehammasGer wə·ham·mas·gêr wəhammasgêr
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2 Kings 24:14
HEB: וְכָל־ הֶחָרָ֖שׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑ר לֹ֣א נִשְׁאַ֔ר
NAS: the craftsmen and the smiths. None
KJV: and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained,
INT: and all the craftsmen and the smiths None remained
2 Kings 24:16
HEB: אֲלָפִ֗ים וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ אֶ֔לֶף הַכֹּ֕ל
NAS: and the craftsmen and the smiths, one thousand,
KJV: and craftsmen and smiths a thousand,
INT: thousand and the craftsmen and the smiths thousand all
Psalm 142:7
HEB: ה֘וֹצִ֤יאָה מִמַּסְגֵּ֨ר ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ לְהוֹד֪וֹת
NAS: my soul out of prison, So that I may give thanks
KJV: my soul out of prison, that I may praise
INT: Bring of prison my soul may give
Isaiah 24:22
HEB: וְסֻגְּר֖וּ עַל־ מַסְגֵּ֑ר וּמֵרֹ֥ב יָמִ֖ים
NAS: And will be confined in prison; And after
KJV: and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many
INT: and will be confined in prison many days
Isaiah 42:7
HEB: עִוְר֑וֹת לְהוֹצִ֤יא מִמַּסְגֵּר֙ אַסִּ֔יר מִבֵּ֥ית
NAS: out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell
KJV: the prisoners from the prison, [and] them that sit
INT: blind to bring the dungeon prisoners house
Jeremiah 24:1
HEB: הֶחָרָ֤שׁ וְאֶת־ הַמַּסְגֵּר֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיְבִאֵ֖ם
NAS: with the craftsmen and smiths from Jerusalem
KJV: with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem,
INT: the craftsmen for and smiths Jerusalem brought
Jeremiah 29:2
HEB: וִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וְהֶחָרָ֥שׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֖ר מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
NAS: the craftsmen and the smiths had departed
KJV: and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed
INT: and Jerusalem the craftsmen and the smiths and Jerusalem