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מִזְרָח H4217

H4217 is the Hebrew word מִזְרָח, transliterated mizrâch and said miz-rawkh'. The King James Version most often renders it east.

Word: מִזְרָחTransliteration: mizrâchSaid: miz-rawkh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 63 verses

What it means

sunrise, i.e. the east.

Where it comes from

from H2224 (זָרַח).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 62 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

east 16×eastward 14×toward the sunrising 8×toward the east 7×rising 6×east side 4×toward the rising 2×even unto the east side 1×thereof and eastward 1×both toward the east 1×east end 1×man from the east 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: east (side, -ward), (sun-) rising (of the sun).

Verses using מִזְרָח

The first 40 of 63 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 27:13 · KJV

And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

Exodus 38:13 · KJV

And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

Numbers 2:3 · KJV

And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

Numbers 3:38 · KJV

But those that encamp before the tabernacle 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.

Numbers 21:11 · KJV

And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.

Deuteronomy 3:27 · KJV

Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

Deuteronomy 4:47 · KJV

And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;

Deuteronomy 4:49 · KJV

And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.

Joshua 1:15 · KJV

Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’s servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.

Joshua 4:19 · KJV

And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

Joshua 11:3 · KJV

And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.

Joshua 11:8 · KJV

And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.

Joshua 12:1 · KJV

Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:

Joshua 12:3 · KJV

And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:

Joshua 13:5 · KJV

And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.

Joshua 13:8 · KJV

With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;

Joshua 16:1 · KJV

And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,

Joshua 16:5 · KJV

And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;

Joshua 16:6 · KJV

And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;

Joshua 18:7 · KJV

But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.

Joshua 19:12 · KJV

And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,

Joshua 19:13 · KJV

And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;

Joshua 19:27 · KJV

And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

Joshua 19:34 · KJV

And then the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.

Joshua 20:8 · KJV

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

Judges 11:18 · KJV

Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

Judges 20:43 · KJV

Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.

Judges 21:19 · KJV

Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

1 Kings 7:25 · KJV

It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

2 Kings 10:33 · KJV

From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

1 Chronicles 4:39 · KJV

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 5:9 · KJV

And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 5:10 · KJV

And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 6:78 · KJV

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

1 Chronicles 7:28 · KJV

And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:

1 Chronicles 9:18 · KJV

Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

1 Chronicles 9:24 · KJV

In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

1 Chronicles 12:15 · KJV

These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

1 Chronicles 26:14 · KJV

And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

1 Chronicles 26:17 · KJV

Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4217 mean?

H4217 is the Hebrew word מִזְרָח (mizrâch), meaning sunrise, i.e. the east.

How is H4217 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it east (16 times), eastward (14 times), toward the sunrising (8 times), toward the east (7 times), rising (6 times), among others.

How many times does H4217 appear in the Bible?

מִזְרָח (mizrâch) is tagged in 63 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4217 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2224 (זָרַח).

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