Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4366 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מִכמְתָת |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | apparently from an unused root meaning to hide |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Mikmthath |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mik-meth-awth' |
| Meaning: | 1. concealment 2. Mikmethath, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Michmethath. |
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מִכְמְתָת proper name [of a location] always ׳ הַמּ, Josh 16:6 ( ᵐ5 Ικασμων, ᵐ5 L εις Αχθωθ, A Μαχθωθ), Josh 17:7 (מֵאָשֵׁר ׳ הַמּ; ᵐ5 Δηλαναθ, A ἀπὸ Ασερ Μαχθωθ, and similarly ᵐ5 L ), place in northeast Ephraim, near border of Manasseh, between Shechem and Taanath Shilo; BuhlGeogr. 109 conjecture khirbet kefr beita.
