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Lexicon :: Strong's H4720 - miqdāš

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מִקְדָּשׁ
Transliteration
miqdāš
Pronunciation
mik-dawsh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1990f

Strong’s Definitions

מִקְדָּשׁ miqdâsh, mik-dawsh'; or מִקְּדָשׁ miqqᵉdâsh; (Exodus 15:17), from H6942; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum:—chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 74x

The KJV translates Strong's H4720 in the following manner: sanctuary (69x), holy place (3x), chapel (1x), hallowed part (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 74x
The KJV translates Strong's H4720 in the following manner: sanctuary (69x), holy place (3x), chapel (1x), hallowed part (1x).

  1. sacred place, sanctuary, holy place

    1. sanctuary

      1. of the temple

      2. of the tabernacle

      3. of Ezekiel's temple

      4. of Jehovah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִקְדָּשׁ miqdâsh, mik-dawsh'; or מִקְּדָשׁ miqqᵉdâsh; (Exodus 15:17), from H6942; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum:—chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.
STRONGS H4720: Abbreviations
מִקְדָּשׁ noun masculineAmos 7:9 sacred place, sanctuary; — מ׳ Exodus 25:8 +; מִקְּדָשׁ Exodus 15:17 (Ges§ 20h Köii. 1, 471); construct מִקְדַּשׁ Leviticus 16:33 +; suffix מִקְדָּשִׁי Leviticus 20:3 +, etc., מִקְדְּשׁוֺ Numbers 18:29 (Köii. 1, 97); plural מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezekiel 21:7, construct מִקְדְּשֵׁי Jeremiah 51:51 + 2 times; suffix מִקְדָּשַׁי Leviticus 21:23; מְקַדְשֵׁיהֶם Ezekiel 7:24 (on anomalous pointing see Ew§ 215 a Hi-Sm; but probably
Pi. Participle was in mind, Ges§ 93oo Anm.; < read מִקְדְּשֵׁיהֶם); etc.; —
1. old Israel sanctuaries: of י׳ at Shechem Joshua 24:26 (E); probably also Exodus 15:17 (i.e. Shiloh); plural of sanct. to be destroyed by י׳ Leviticus 26:31 (H); מִקְדְּשֵׁי יִשׂ׳ in Northern Israel Amos 7:9; מִקְדַּשׁמֶֿלֶךְ Amos 7:13 (Bethel).
2. of the nations: Moab Isaiah 16:12 plural of Tyre Ezekiel 28:18 (Co Toy [not Berthol Krae] read קָדְשְׁךָ thy sanctity).
3. tabernacle and its precincts Exodus 25:8 (P) +; מִקְדַּשׁ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Leviticus 16:33, plural Leviticus 21:23.
4. temple and precincts 1 Chronicles 22:19; Isaiah 63:18; Psalm 74:7 +; בֵּית מִקְדָּשָׁם 2 Chronicles 36:17, מקדשׁ הבית Ezekiel 48:21, מְכוֺן מ׳ Daniel 8:11; plural of many sacred places in and about the temple. מִקְדְּשֵׁי בית י׳ Jeremiah 51:51; מִקְדְּשֵׁי אֵל Psalm 73:17. Doubtful are: מִמִּקְדָּשֶׁיךָ Psalm 68:36 [Psalm 68:35] (Greek Version of the LXX ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ Vulgate de sanctuario; SS מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ); מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezekiel 21:7 (Greek Version of the LXX Co Berthol Buhl מִקְדָּשָׁם; Toy Krae מִקְדָּשֶׁיהָ; || יְרוּשָׁלַםִ); וּמִקְדָּשׁ לַמִּקְדָּשׁ Ezekiel 45:4b (Co, after Greek Version of the LXX, מִפְקָד לְקָדְשָׁם [לְבָֽתֵּי]; Toy וּלְמִגְרָשִׁים [לְבָֽתִּים], compare Krae לְמִגְרָשׁ).
5. י׳ will become לְמ׳ for his people Ezekiel 11:16 (BrMP 268), so apparently Isaiah 8:14 (but gloss Du CheHpt Marti; LagSemitic i. 16 מִקָּשׁ i.e. stumbling-block [he compare Syriac bdb087402 strike]).
6. of י׳'s future sanct., בתוכם לעולם מ׳ Ezekiel 37:26, 28. — (מִמֶּנּוּ) אֶתקּמִקְדְּשׁוֺ (מִכָּלחֶֿלְבּוֺ) Numbers 18:29 even the hallowed part there of AV RV, but this not the meaning of מ׳; Ew§ 255 c assumes מַקְךֵּשׁ* in this sense; < read קָדְשׁוֺ (see קֹדֶשׁ 3d), מִ being dittograph.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:17; 15:17; 25:8; 25:8

Leviticus

16:33; 16:33; 20:3; 21:23; 21:23; 26:31

Numbers

18:29; 18:29

Joshua

24:26

1 Chronicles

22:19

2 Chronicles

36:17

Psalms

68:35; 73:17; 74:7

Isaiah

8:14; 16:12; 63:18

Jeremiah

51:51; 51:51

Ezekiel

7:24; 11:16; 21:7; 21:7; 28:18; 37:26; 37:28; 45:4; 48:21

Daniel

8:11

Amos

7:9; 7:9; 7:13

H4720

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Strong's Number H4720 matches the Hebrew מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdāš),
which occurs 74 times in 71 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 15:17–Eze 37:28)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:17 - Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, The place that thou, Jehovah, hast made thy dwelling, The Sanctuary, Lord, that thy hands have prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:8 - And they shall make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:4 - And she shall continue thirty-three days in the blood of her cleansing; no holy thing shall she touch, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her cleansing are fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:33 - And he shall make atonement for the holy sanctuary; and for the tent of meeting, and for the altar shall he make atonement; and for the priests, and for the whole people of the congregation shall he make atonement.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:30 - -- My sabbaths shall ye keep, and my sanctuary shall ye reverence: I am Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:3 - And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, so as to make my sanctuary unclean, and to profane my holy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:12 - neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:23 - only he shall not come in unto the veil, nor shall he draw near unto the altar; for he hath a defect: that he profane not my sanctuaries; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:2 - Ye shall observe my sabbaths, and my sanctuary shall ye reverence: I am Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:31 - And I will lay waste your cities and desolate your sanctuaries; and I will not smell your sweet odours.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:38 - And those who encamped before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, who kept the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

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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 others set up the tabernacle whilst they came.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:1 - And Jehovah said to Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:29 - Out of all that is given you ye shall offer the whole heave-offering of Jehovah, -- of all the best thereof the hallowed part thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:20 - And the man that is unclean, and doth not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the congregation, for he hath defiled the sanctuary of Jehovah: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled on him: he is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:26 - And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:19 - Now set your heart and your soul to seek Jehovah your God; and arise and build the sanctuary of Jehovah Elohim, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the vessels of the sanctuary of God into the house that is to be built unto the name of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:10 - Consider now, that Jehovah has chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:8 - And they have dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:18 - and they withstood Uzziah the king, and said to him, It is not for thee, Uzziah, to burn incense to Jehovah, but for the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast transgressed; neither shall it be for thine honour from Jehovah Elohim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:21 - And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats for a sin-offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them upon the altar of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - Now, harden not your necks, as your fathers; yield yourselves to Jehovah, and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified for ever; and serve Jehovah your God, that the fierceness of his anger may turn away from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:17 - And he brought up against them the king of the Chaldees, and slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and spared not young man nor maiden, old man nor him of hoary head: he gave them all into his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:39 - For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the new wine and the oil, into the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the doorkeepers and the singers. And we will not forsake the house of our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:35 - Terrible art thou, O God, out of thy sanctuaries, -- the God of Israel! He it is that giveth strength and might unto the people. Blessed be God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:17 - Until I went into the sanctuaries of God; then understood I their end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:7 - They have set on fire thy sanctuary, they have profaned the habitation of thy name to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:69

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:69 - And he built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he hath founded for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:6 - Majesty and splendour are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:14 - And he will be for a sanctuary; and for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:12 - And it shall come to pass, when Moab shall appear, shall weary himself on the high place, and enter into his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:13 - The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the cypress, pine, and box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:18 - Thy holy people have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:12 - A throne of glory, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:51 - -- We are put to shame, for we have heard reproach; confusion hath covered our face: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of Jehovah's house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:10 - The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her precious things; for she hath seen the nations enter into her sanctuary, concerning whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:7 - The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath rejected his sanctuary; he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces: they have made a noise in the house of Jehovah, as on the day of a set feast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:20 - See, Jehovah, and consider to whom thou hast done this! Shall the women eat their fruit, the infants that they nursed? Shall priest and prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:11 - Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also withdraw mine eye, and it shall not spare, nor will I have any pity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:6 - And he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, to cause me to go far off from my sanctuary? And yet again thou shalt see great abominations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:6 - Slay utterly the old man, the young man, and the maiden, and little children, and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the elders who were before the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:16 - Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Although I have removed them far off among the nations, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries whither they are come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:2 - Son of man, set thy face against Jerusalem, and drop words against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:38 - Moreover this have they done unto me: in the same day have they defiled my sanctuary and profaned my sabbaths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:39

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:39 - For when they had slaughtered their children unto their idols, they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and behold, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21 - Say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and your soul's longing; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:3 - and say unto the children of Ammon, Hear the word of the Lord Jehovah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was made desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:18 - By the multitude of thine iniquities, by the unrighteousness of thy traffic, thou hast profaned thy sanctuaries: and I have brought forth a fire out of the midst of thee -- it hath consumed thee; and I have brought thee to ashes upon the earth, in the sight of all them that behold thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:26 - And I will make a covenant of peace with them: it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:28 - And the nations shall know that I Jehovah do hallow Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever.

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