מַטָּרָה (maṭṭārâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning guard. It appears
16 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4307).
Also rendered
(Gate of the) Guard
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1356a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1356a)guard, ward, prison, target, mark; jail, aim
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מַטָּרָהnoun, feminine: guard, ward, prison, target, mark
and מַטָּרָא noun, feminine 1. guard, ward, prison. 2. target, mark
Strong's H4307מַטָּרָא: a jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched) KJV:mark, prison.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.