HebrewH4017Proper Noun (Masculine)
מִבְשָׂם
miv.sam
“Mibsam”
3Occurrences
H4017Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Mibsam, the name of an Ishmaelite and of an Israelite
from the same as H1314 (בֶּשֶׂם); fragrant;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Ishmael (H3458); brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258) § Mibsam = "sweet odour" 1) a son of Ishmael 2) a descendant of Simeon
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
מִבְשָׂם appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
2
Genesis
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 1:29BSB
These are their genealogies:Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
1 Chronicles 4:25BSB
The sons of Shaul:Shallum, Mibsam, and Mishma.
Genesis 25:13BSB
These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
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