מִשְׁכָּן

mish.kanNoun (Masculine)H4908

tabernacle

From: from H7931 (שָׁכַן);

Short Definition

a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. dwelling place, tabernacle 1a) dwelling-place 1b) dwellings Aramaic equivalent: mish.kan (*מִשְׁכַּן *"habitation" H4907)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

122 times

Appears 122 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Exodus
55
Numbers
34
Psalms
8
1 Chronicles
4
Leviticus
4

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 16:39
  • Exodus 27:19
  • Exodus 40:9
  • Job 39:6
  • Numbers 3:35

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