TheWay Bible
Free on iPhoneStudy, memorize, journal, and pray.
Get the app

Home›Strong's concordance›H4372

מִכְסֶה H4372

H4372 is the Hebrew word מִכְסֶה, transliterated mikçeh and said mik-seh'. The King James Version most often renders it covering.

Word: מִכְסֶהTransliteration: mikçehSaid: mik-seh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

a covering, i.e. weatherboarding.

Where it comes from

from H3680 (כָּסָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

covering 14×same with a covering 1×thereof within a covering 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: covering.

Verses using מִכְסֶה

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 8:13 · KJV

And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

Exodus 26:14 · KJV

And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins.

Exodus 35:11 · KJV

The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,

Exodus 36:19 · KJV

And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers’ skins above that.

Exodus 39:34 · KJV

And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the vail of the covering,

Exodus 40:19 · KJV

And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Numbers 3:25 · KJV

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

Numbers 4:8 · KJV

And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.

Numbers 4:10 · KJV

And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar.

Numbers 4:11 · KJV

And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

Numbers 4:12 · KJV

And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:

Numbers 4:25 · KJV

And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, 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,

Common questions

What does Strong's H4372 mean?

H4372 is the Hebrew word מִכְסֶה (mikçeh), meaning a covering, i.e. weatherboarding.

How is H4372 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it covering (14 times), same with a covering (1 time), thereof within a covering (1 time).

How many times does H4372 appear in the Bible?

מִכְסֶה (mikçeh) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4372 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3680 (כָּסָה).

Nearby entries

Strong's concordance →

Keep reading in TheWay Bible App

Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.