Mikhmas מִכְמָס, מִכְמָשׂ
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| מִכְמָס, מִכְמָשׂ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mikhmas |
| Strong's number | H4363 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Michmash |
| Occurrences | 11 in 11 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Samuel (7) |
Mikhmas (Hebrew מִכְמָס, מִכְמָשׂ, Strong's H4363) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Michmash”. It occurs 11 times.
Definition
§ Michmas or Michmash = "hidden"
a city in Benjamin lying near Ramah and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Jerusalem; probably modern 'Mukhmas'
a city in Benjamin lying near Ramah and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Jerusalem; probably modern 'Mukhmas'
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | michmash (9), michmas (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | michmash (11) |
Verses
Every verse with Mikhmas, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 13:2Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth–el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.
- 1 Samuel 13:5And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth–aven.Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
- 1 Samuel 13:11And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;“What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
- 1 Samuel 13:16And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
- 1 Samuel 13:23And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
- 1 Samuel 14:5The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.
- 1 Samuel 14:31And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.
Ezra
- Ezra 2:27The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.the men of Michmash, 122;
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 7:31The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.the men of Michmash, 122;
- Nehemiah 11:31The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth–el, and in their villages,The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;
Isaiah
- Isaiah 10:28He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).