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מָקוֹם H4725

H4725 is the Hebrew word מָקוֹם, transliterated mâqôwm and said maw-kome'. The King James Version most often renders it place.

Word: מָקוֹםTransliteration: mâqôwmSaid: maw-kome'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 335 verses

What it means

properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind).

Where it comes from

or מָקֹם; also (feminine) מְקוֹמָה; or מְקֹמָה; from H6965 (קוּם).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 310 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

place 254×places 16×every place 9×toward this place 6×against this place 5×own place 4×room 3×over the place 3×where is the place 3×out of this place 3×no place 2×out of their place 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).

Verses using מָקוֹם

The first 40 of 335 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 1:9 · KJV

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Genesis 12:6 · KJV

And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

Genesis 13:3 · KJV

And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;

Genesis 13:4 · KJV

Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

Genesis 13:14 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

Genesis 18:24 · KJV

Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

Genesis 19:13 · KJV

For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

Genesis 19:14 · KJV

And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

Genesis 19:27 · KJV

And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:

Genesis 20:11 · KJV

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

Genesis 20:13 · KJV

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

Genesis 21:31 · KJV

Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.

Genesis 22:3 · KJV

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

Genesis 22:4 · KJV

Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

Genesis 22:9 · KJV

And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

Genesis 22:14 · KJV

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

Genesis 24:23 · KJV

And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?

Genesis 24:25 · KJV

She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.

Genesis 24:31 · KJV

And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

Genesis 26:7 · KJV

And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

Genesis 28:11 · KJV

And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

Genesis 28:16 · KJV

And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

Genesis 28:17 · KJV

And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

Genesis 28:19 · KJV

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

Genesis 29:22 · KJV

And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

Genesis 29:26 · KJV

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

Genesis 30:25 · KJV

And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

Genesis 32:2 · KJV

And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

Genesis 32:30 · KJV

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Genesis 33:17 · KJV

And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

Genesis 35:7 · KJV

And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

Genesis 35:13 · KJV

And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

Genesis 35:14 · KJV

And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

Genesis 35:15 · KJV

And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.

Genesis 36:40 · KJV

And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,

Genesis 38:21 · KJV

Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.

Genesis 38:22 · KJV

And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.

Genesis 39:20 · KJV

And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

Genesis 40:3 · KJV

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

Exodus 3:5 · KJV

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4725 mean?

H4725 is the Hebrew word מָקוֹם (mâqôwm), meaning properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind).

How is H4725 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it place (254 times), places (16 times), every place (9 times), toward this place (6 times), against this place (5 times), among others.

How many times does H4725 appear in the Bible?

מָקוֹם (mâqôwm) is tagged in 335 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4725 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or מָקֹם; also (feminine) מְקוֹמָה; or מְקֹמָה; from H6965 (קוּם).

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