Bible Dictionaries
Ward

People's Dictionary of the Bible

Ward. A prison, or an apartment of it. Genesis 40:3; Acts 12:10. Also a garrison or military post, Nehemiah 12:25, or a class or detachment of persons for any particular service. 1 Chronicles 9:23; 1 Chronicles 25:8; Nehemiah 13:30.

Bibliography Information
Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Ward'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​w/ward.html. 1893.