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