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מְמוּכָן H4462

H4462 is the Hebrew word מְמוּכָן, transliterated Mᵉmûwkân and said mem-oo-kawn'. The King James Version most often renders it memucan.

Word: מְמוּכָןTransliteration: MᵉmûwkânSaid: mem-oo-kawn'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

Memucan or Momucan, a Persian satrap.

Where it comes from

or (transp.) מוֹמֻכָן; (Esther 1:16), of Persian derivation.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

memucan 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: Memucan.

Verses using מְמוּכָן

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Esther 1:14 · KJV

And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)

Esther 1:16 · KJV

And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4462 mean?

H4462 is the Hebrew word מְמוּכָן (Mᵉmûwkân), meaning Memucan or Momucan, a Persian satrap.

How is H4462 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it memucan (2 times).

How many times does H4462 appear in the Bible?

מְמוּכָן (Mᵉmûwkân) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4462 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (transp.) מוֹמֻכָן; (Esther 1:16), of Persian derivation.

Nearby entries

H4459 · מַלְתָּעָה — a grinder, i.e. back tooth H4460 · מַמְּגֻרָה — a granary H4461 · מֵמַד — a measure H4463 · מָמוֹת — a mortal disease; concretely, a corpse H4464 · מַמְזֵר — a mongrel, i.e. born of aJewish father and…H4465 · מִמְכָּר — merchandise; abstractly, a selling

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