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מִכְמָס H4363

H4363 is the Hebrew word מִכְמָס, transliterated Mikmâç and said mik-maws'. The King James Version most often renders it michmash.

Word: מִכְמָסTransliteration: MikmâçSaid: mik-maws'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 11 verses

What it means

Mikmas or Mikmash, a place in Palestine.

Where it comes from

(Ezra 2:2 or מִכְמָשׁ; or מִכְמַשׁ; (Nehemiah 11:31), from H3647 (כָּמַס); hidden.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

michmash 8×michmas 2×dwelt at michmash 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Mikmas, Mikmash.

Verses using מִכְמָס

All 11 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 13:2 · KJV

Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

1 Samuel 13:5 · KJV

And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.

1 Samuel 13:11 · KJV

And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;

1 Samuel 13:16 · KJV

And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

1 Samuel 13:23 · KJV

And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.

1 Samuel 14:5 · KJV

The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

1 Samuel 14:31 · KJV

And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

Ezra 2:27 · KJV

The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.

Nehemiah 7:31 · KJV

The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.

Nehemiah 11:31 · KJV

The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,

Isaiah 10:28 · KJV

He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:

Common questions

What does Strong's H4363 mean?

H4363 is the Hebrew word מִכְמָס (Mikmâç), meaning Mikmas or Mikmash, a place in Palestine.

How is H4363 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it michmash (8 times), michmas (2 times), dwelt at michmash (1 time).

How many times does H4363 appear in the Bible?

מִכְמָס (Mikmâç) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4363 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Ezra 2:2 or מִכְמָשׁ; or מִכְמַשׁ; (Nehemiah 11:31), from H3647 (כָּמַס); hidden.

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