Nishkah נִשְׁכָּה
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| נִשְׁכָּה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nishkah |
| Strong's number | H5393 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | chamber |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Nishkah (Hebrew נִשְׁכָּה, Strong's H5393) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “chamber”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
chamber, room, cell
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | chamber (2), chambers (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | his own quarters (1), rooms (1), room (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nishkah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 3:30After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.
- Nehemiah 12:44And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
- Nehemiah 13:7And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
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).