משכן
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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שׁ־כ־ן |
From the root שׁ־כ־ן (sh-k-n). Compare שָׁכַן (shakhán, “to dwell, to reside”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miʃˈkan/
Noun
מִשְׁכָּן • (mishkán) m (plural indefinite מִשְׁכָּנוֹת) [pattern: מִקְטָל]
- dwelling, residence (as of a person or organization)
- Numbers 24:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- מַה־טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
- ma-tóv 'ohalékha ya'akóv, mishk'notékha yisra'él.
- How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel!
- מַה־טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
- Numbers 24:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
Proper noun
הַמִּשְׁכָּן • (hamishkán) m [pattern: מִקְטָל]
- the tabernacle
- Exodus 26, 12, Leningrad Codex.
- וְסֶרַח הָעֹדֵף בִּירִיעֹת הָאֹהֶל חֲצִי הַיְרִיעָה הָעֹדֶפֶת תִּסְרַח עַל אֲחֹרֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן׃
- The remainder of the tent curtains, the remaining half of the curtain, must hang over the backside of the tabernacle.
- Exodus 26, 12, Leningrad Codex.
Old French
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