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Lexicon :: Strong's H4908 - miškān

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מִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration
miškān
Pronunciation
mish-kawn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2387c

Strong’s Definitions

מִשְׁכָּן mishkân, mish-kawn'; from H7931; a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls):—dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 139x

The KJV translates Strong's H4908 in the following manner: tabernacle (119x), dwelling (9x), habitation (5x), dwellingplaces (3x), place (1x), dwelleth (1x), tents (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 139x
The KJV translates Strong's H4908 in the following manner: tabernacle (119x), dwelling (9x), habitation (5x), dwellingplaces (3x), place (1x), dwelleth (1x), tents (1x).

  1. dwelling place, tabernacle

    1. dwelling-place

    2. dwellings

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִשְׁכָּן mishkân, mish-kawn'; from H7931; a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls):—dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.
STRONGS H4908: Abbreviations
מִשְׁכָּן 139 noun masculine Exodus 26:6 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'; — מ׳ Exodus 25:9 +; construct מִשְׁכַּן Exodus 38:21 +, etc.; plural construct מִשְׁכְּנֵי Ex 46:6 (Greek Version of the LXX Bae Du מִשְׁכָּנוֺ, < מִשְׁכַּן י׳); suffix מִשְׁכְּנֵיהֶם Ezekiel 25:4 (< משׁכנתיהם, || טִירוֺתֵיהֶם), מִשְׁכָּנוֺת Habakkuk 1:6; Psalm 132:5; construct מִשׁכְּנוֺת Psalm 87:2 +, etc.; —
†1. dwelling-place: מִשְׁכַּןקֹֿרַח דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם; Numbers 16:24, 27 (P) [but here originally מִשְׁכַּן י׳; see Commentaries]; in poetry = tomb, Isaiah 22:16.
2. elsewhere in singular always of abode of י׳:
†a. in general, of temple, קְדשׁ מ׳ Isaiah 46:5; מִשְׁכַּן כְּבוֺדֶ֑ךָ Isaiah 26:8; שְׁמֶ֑ךָ מ׳ Psalm 74:7.
b. מִשְׁכַּן שִׁלוֺ Psalm 78:60.
c. הַמּ׳ in P, of י׳'s 'dwelling' (Exodus 25:9 RVm; rendered conventionally 'tabernacle'), of planks lined with vari-coloured tapestry, with a 'tent' (אֹהֶל) over it, filled with כְּבוֺד י׳ Exodus 40:34, 35; over it cloud שׁכן Numbers 9:18, 22 (during the wanderings); its plan given by י׳ Exodus 25:9; Exodus 26:30; distinguished from אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד the 'tent' over it (compare אֹהֶל 3), Exodus 26:7, 12, 13; Exodus 36:14; Exodus 40:19; מִשְׁכַּן י׳ Leviticus 17:4 (H), Numbers 16:9; Numbers 17:28; Numbers 19:13; Numbers 31:30, 47; Joshua 22:19 (see also 1), 1 Chronicles 16:39; 1 Chronicles 21:29; 2 Chronicles 1:5; 29:6; הָעֵדֻת מ׳ Exodus 38:21; Numbers 1:50, 53 (twice in verse); Numbers 10:11; אהל מועד מ׳ Exodus 39:32; Exodus 40:2, 6, 29; 1 Chronicles 6:17, מִשְׁכַּן בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים 1 Chronicles 6:23, compare נָשָׂא אֶתהַֿמִּשְׁכָּן 1 Chronicles 23:26; compare מִשְׁכָּן (probably gloss on אהל), 2 Samuel 7:6 || 1 Chronicles 17:5, + 76 times P.
3. plural מִשְׁכָּנוֺת, dwellings (only in poetry):
a. of Israel, Numbers 24:5 (poem; || אהלים), Jeremiah 30:18; Isaiah 54:2 + 4 times; of other nations Jeremiah 51:30; Habakkuk 1:6, compare Ezekiel 25:4 (see above); עַוָּל מ׳ Job 18:21; רשׁעים מ׳ Job 21:28; of wild ass Job 39:6(|| בית); shepherds Songs 1:8; = tomb Psalm 49:12 (compare 1).
b. God's abode in Zion Ezekiel 37:27; Psalm 132:5; Psalm 132:7, compare Psalm 43:3; Psalm 84:2 (|| חַצְרוֺת י׳).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7932.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:9; 25:9; 25:9; 26:6; 26:7; 26:12; 26:13; 26:30; 36:14; 38:21; 38:21; 39:32; 40:2; 40:6; 40:19; 40:29; 40:34; 40:35

Leviticus

17:4

Numbers

1:50; 1:53; 9:18; 9:22; 10:11; 16:9; 16:24; 16:27; 19:13; 24:5; 31:30; 31:47

Joshua

22:19

2 Samuel

7:6

1 Chronicles

6:17; 6:23; 16:39; 17:5; 21:29; 23:26

2 Chronicles

1:5; 29:6

Job

18:21; 21:28; 39:6

Psalms

43:3; 49:12; 74:7; 78:60; 84:2; 87:2; 132:5; 132:5; 132:7

Song of Songs

1:8

Isaiah

22:16; 26:8; 46:5; 54:2

Jeremiah

30:18; 51:30

Ezekiel

25:4; 25:4; 37:27

Habakkuk

1:6; 1:6

H4908

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Strong's Number H4908 matches the Hebrew מִשְׁכָּן (miškān),
which occurs 139 times in 129 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Exo 40:33–1Ch 16:39)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:33 - And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle H4908 and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:34 - Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. H4908

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:35 - And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. H4908

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:36 - And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, H4908 the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:38 - For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle H4908 by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:10 - And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle H4908 and all that was therein, and sanctified them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:31 - Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle H4908 that is among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:4 - And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle H4908 of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:11 - And I will set my tabernacle H4908 among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:50 - But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle H4908 of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, H4908 and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. H4908

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:51

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:51 - And when the tabernacle H4908 setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle H4908 is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:53

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:53 - But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle H4908 of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle H4908 of testimony.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:7 - And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. H4908

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:8 - And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. H4908

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:23 - The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle H4908 westward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:25 - And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, H4908 and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:26 - And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, H4908 and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:29 - The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle H4908 southward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35 - And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle H4908 northward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:36 - And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, H4908 and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:38 - But those that encamp before the tabernacle H4908 toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:16 - And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, H4908 and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:25 - And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, H4908 and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:26 - And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle H4908 and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:31 - And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, H4908 and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17 - And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle H4908 the priest shall take, and put it into the water:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:1 - And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, H4908 and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3 - And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle. H4908

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:15 - And on the day that the tabernacle H4908 was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, H4908 namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle H4908 as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:18 - At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle H4908 they rested in their tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:19 - And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle H4908 many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:20 - And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; H4908 according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:22 - Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, H4908 remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:11 - And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle H4908 of the testimony.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:17 - And the tabernacle H4908 was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle. H4908

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:21 - And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle H4908 against they came.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:9 - Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle H4908 of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:24 - Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle H4908 of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:27 - So they gat up from the tabernacle H4908 of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:13 - Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle H4908 of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:13 - Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle H4908 of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:5 - How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, H4908 O Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:30 - And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle H4908 of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:47 - Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle H4908 of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:19 - Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD'S tabernacle H4908 dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:29 - God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle. H4908

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:6 - Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. H4908

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:32 - And they ministered before the dwelling H4908 place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:48

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:48 - Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle H4908 of the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:39 - And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle H4908 of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,

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