H4663 H4663
Muster Gate; gate in Jerusalem's wall, possibly for military assembly
This term appears only in Nehemiah 3:31, referring to 'the Muster Gate' in Jerusalem's wall. The name suggests a gate associated with military muster or appointed assembly—possibly where troops gathered for inspection or deployment. The exact location is uncertain, though it was part of the wall circuit that Nehemiah's teams rebuilt. Such named gates served both functional and symbolic roles in ancient cities.
Senses
1. sense 1 — English 'the-Muster' and Spanish 'la-inspección' (the inspection) both reflect the military/administrative function. The gate name likely commemorates its role as a gathering point for census-taking, troop formation, or official appointments—a place where order and readiness were established (Neh 3:31). 1×
AR["الْمِفْقَادِ"]·ben["নিয়ুক্তের"]·DE["[המפקד]"]·EN["the-Muster"]·FR["[המפקד]"]·heb["ה-מפקד"]·HI["मिप्काद-के"]·ID["penghitungan"]·IT["[המפקד]"]·jav["patilasan"]·KO["그-소집-의"]·PT["a-Revista"]·RU["собрания"]·ES["la-inspección"]·SW["ukaguzi"]·TR["gözetlemenin"]·urd["مفقد-کے"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מִפְקָד n.[m.] muster, appointment, appointed place;—abs. מ׳ only in שַׁעַר הַמּ׳ Ne 3:31, v. i. שַׁ֫עַר" dir="rtl" >שַׁעַר; cstr. מִפְקַד: 1. muster of people 2 S 24:9 = 1 Ch 21:5. 2. appointment of (by) Hezekiah 2 Ch 31:13. 3. appointed place of (in) temple Ez 43:21 (Krae watch, guard-house; Köii 1, 93 conj. מוֹקֵד).