Watcher
King James Dictionary [1]
Watcher n.
1. One who sits up or continues awake particularly, one who attends upon the sick during the night. 2. A diligent observer as an attentive watcher of the works of nature. Not in use.
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [2]
Daniel 4:13,17,23 , a figurative designation of heavenly beings, apparently angels, as seen by Nebuchadnezzar in his dream.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(n.) One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during the night.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
woch´ẽr (Aramaic עיר , ‛ı̄r , "wakeful one"): In Nebuchadnezzar's dream ( Daniel 4:13 , Daniel 4:17 , Daniel 4:23 (MT 10, 14, 20)) a messenger who with "a holy one" descended from heaven, they having joint authority to issue decrees. In the apocryphal literature the doctrine of the "watchers" is much elaborated. In Jubilees they are regarded as angels sent to instruct mankind in righteousness. In Enoch they sometimes appear as archangels and at other times as fallen angels. In the latter condition only we find them in the Book of Adam and Eve. The place of descent was according to Enoch Daniel 6:6 the summit of Mt. Hermon.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
( עַיר , Wakeing ), a class of angelic beings mentioned in the description of Nebuchadnezzar's dream ( Daniel 4:13-17). The Chaldeans appear to have believed that God had delegated the moral government of the earth to celestial spirits, who had the charge of making inquisition into human actions, and punishing the guilty. (See Angel).
