What does מִכְנָס (mikĕnās) mean in the Bible?
מִכְנָס (mikĕnās): Priestly undergarment required for ritual purity; concealment of shame in sacred service
Hebrew · H4370
מִכְנָס
(Only in dual) drawers (from concealing the private parts)
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מִכְנָס H4370
Pronunciation mikĕnās
What does מִכְנָס (mikĕnās) mean in the Bible?
מִכְנָס (mikĕnās): Priestly undergarment required for ritual purity; concealment of shame in sacred service
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How does the BSB render H4370?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include undergarments (5).
Where does מִכְנָס (mikĕnās) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2), Leviticus (2), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It undergarments 5× Exodus 28:42, Exodus 39:28, Leviticus 6:10, Leviticus 16:4
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Exodus 28:42 מִכְנְסֵי־ to undergarments Noun - masculine dual construct Exodus 39:28 מִכְנְסֵ֥י to undergarments Noun - masculine dual construct Leviticus 6:10 וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־ to undergarments Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine dual construct Leviticus 16:4 וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־ to undergarments Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine dual construct Ezekiel 44:18 וּמִכְנְסֵ֣י to undergarments Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine dual construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 28:42
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Exodus 2 Leviticus 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־ 2x ū·miḵ·nə·sê- Leviticus 6:10, Leviticus 16:4
וּמִכְנְסֵ֣י 1x ū·miḵ·nə·sê Ezekiel 44:18
מִכְנְסֵ֥י 1x miḵ·nə·sê Exodus 39:28
מִכְנְסֵי־ 1x miḵ·nə·sê- Exodus 28:42
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine dual construct 3x Leviticus 6:10, Leviticus 16:4, Ezekiel 44:18
Noun - masculine dual construct 2x Exodus 28:42, Exodus 39:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Priestly undergarment required for ritual purity; concealment of shame in sacred service
Source Gloss
(only in dual) drawers (from concealing the private parts)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Priestly undergarment required for ritual purity; concealment of shame in sacred service
(only in dual) drawers (from concealing the private parts) BDB: drawers Usage: breeches.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִכְנָס is built from this root:
כָּמַס H3647
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain