Strong's H4372 · Hebrew
מִכְסֶה
mikçeh · /mik-seh'/
Definition
a covering, i.e. weatherboarding
KJV: covering.
Root / derivation: from H3680 (כָּסָה);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מִכְסֶה across 12 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
12 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus5 verses
And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.
Exodus 35:11The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
Exodus 36:19And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that.
Exodus 39:34And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering,
Exodus 40:19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers6 verses
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
Numbers 4:8And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.
Numbers 4:10And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar.
Numbers 4:11And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:
Numbers 4:12And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar:
Numbers 4:25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4372 (mikçeh) mean?
a covering, i.e. weatherboarding
How many times does H4372 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4372 (מִכְסֶה) appears in 12 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “covering.”
How is mikçeh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4372 is rendered as “covering” (16×).
Where does the Hebrew word מִכְסֶה come from?
from H3680 (כָּסָה);