Strong's Lexicon

H4908

H4908 — מִשׁכָּן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmishkannoun mascOccurrences: 139TWOT: 2387c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4908
Word:מִשׁכָּן
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H7931
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:139
Transliteration:mishkan
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mish-kawn'
Meaning:1. a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave 2. also the Temple) 3. specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
KJV Renderings:dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.

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BDB8678

מִשְׁכָּן noun masculine Exod 26:6 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'; — ׳ מ Exod 25:9 +; construct מִשְׁכַּן Exod 38:21 +, etc.; plural construct מִשְׁכְּנֵי Exod 46:6 ( ᵐ5 Bae Du מִשְׁכָּנוֺ, < ׳ מִשְׁכַּן י); suffix מִשְׁכְּנֵיהֶם Ezek 25:4 (< משׁכנתיהם, || טִירוֺתֵיהֶם), מִשְׁכָּנוֺת Hab 1:6; Ps 132:5 construct מִשׁכְּנוֺת Ps 87:2 +, etc.; —

1. dwelling-place: מִשְׁכַּןקֹֿרַח דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם; Num 16:24; Num 16:27 ( P ) [but here originally ׳ מִשְׁכַּן י; see Commentaries]; in poetry = tomb, Isa 22:16.
2. elsewhere in singular always of abode of ׳ י:
a. in general, of temple, ׳ קְדשׁ מ Isa 46:5 מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֺדֶ֑ךָ Isa 26:8 שְׁמֶ֑ךָ ׳ מ Isa 74:7.
b. מִשְׁכַּן שִׁלוֺ Isa 78:60.
c. ׳ הַמּ in P , of ׳ י's 'dwelling' (Exod 25:9 RVm ; rendered conventionally 'tabernacle'), of planks lined with vari-coloured tapestry, with a 'tent' ( אֹהֶל) over it, filled with ׳ כְּבוֺד י Exod 40:34; Exod 40:35 over it cloud שׁכן Num 9:18; Num 9:22 (during the wanderings); its plan given by ׳ י Exod 25:9; Exod 26:30 distinguished from אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד the 'tent' over it (compare אֹהֶל 3), Exod 26:7; Exod 26:12; Exod 26:13; Exod 36:14; Exod 40:19 ׳ מִשְׁכַּן י Lev 17:4 ( H ), Num 16:9 ; Num 17:28; Num 19:13; Num 31:30; Num 31:47; Josh 22:19 (see also 1), 1Chr 16:39; 1Chr 21:29; 2Chr 1:5; 2Chr 29:6 הָעֵדֻת ׳ מ Exod 38:21; Num 1:50; Num 1:53 (twice in verse); Num 10:11 אהל מועד ׳ מ Exod 39:32; Exod 40:2; Exod 40:6; Exod 40:29; 1Chr 6:17, מִשְׁכַּן בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים v.1Chr 6:23, compare נָשָׂא אֶתהַֿמִּשְׁכָּן 1Chr 23:26 compare מִשְׁכָּן (probably gloss on אהל), 2Sam 7:6 || 1Chr 17:5, + 76 t. P.
3. plural מִשְׁכָּנוֺת, dwellings (only in poetry):
a. of Israel, Num 24:5 (poem; || אהלים), Jer 30:18; Isa 54:2 + 4 t.; of other nations Jer 51:30; Hab 1:6 , compare Ezek 25:4 (see above); עַוָּל ׳ מ Job 18:21 רשׁעים ׳ מ Job 21:28 of wild ass Job 39:6 (|| בית); shepherds Song 1:8 = tomb Ps 49:12 (compare 1).
b. God's abode in Zion Ezek 37:27 ; Ps 132:5 ; Ps 132:7 , compare Ps 43:3 ; Ps 84:2 (|| ׳ חַצְרוֺת י).


BDB9951

[שְׁכֵן compare ᵑ7 ] verb dwell (Biblical Hebrew שָׁכַן , מִשְׁכָּן); —

Pe`al Imperfect 3 feminine plural יִשְׁכְּנָן Dan 4:18 dwell, of birds, ב location
Pa`el causative: Perfect 3 masculine singular שַׁכִּן שְׁמֵהּתַּמָּה Ezra 6:12, of God, cause his name to dwell there.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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