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maṭṭārā מַטָּרָה ‘guardhouse’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāṭar נָטַר ‘to keep’
Roots: נטר

maṭṭārā n, f
1) guard, ward, prison, mark, target
 1a) guard, ward, prison
 1b) target, mark (fig. of chastisement)

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 20:20 Jeremiah 32:2, 39:14, 38:6, 32:8, 32:12, 33:1, 39:15, 37:21, 38:28, 38:13 Job 16:12 Lamentations 3:12 Nehemiah 3:25, 12:39

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