What does מִכְסֶה (mikĕseh) mean in the Bible?
מִכְסֶה (mikĕseh): Protective outer layer that shields interior structure from exposure and weathering
Hebrew · H4372
מִכְסֶה
A covering , i.e. weatherboarding
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מִכְסֶה H4372
Pronunciation mikĕseh
What does מִכְסֶה (mikĕseh) mean in the Bible?
מִכְסֶה (mikĕseh): Protective outer layer that shields interior structure from exposure and weathering
Full entry for מִכְסֶה (H4372) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4372?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a covering (5), the covering (4), with (3), . . . (1), and covering (1).
Where does מִכְסֶה (mikĕseh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 8:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8), Numbers (7), Genesis (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 a covering 5× Exodus 26:14, Exodus 36:19, Numbers 4:10
the covering 4× Genesis 8:13, Exodus 39:34, Exodus 40:19
with 3× Numbers 4:8, Numbers 4:11, Numbers 4:12
. . . 1× Numbers 4:25
and covering 1× Exodus 35:11
its covering 1× Numbers 3:25
with the covering 1× Numbers 4:25
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:13 מִכְסֵ֣ה to the covering Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 26:14 מִכְסֶה֙ to a covering Noun - masculine singular Exodus 26:14 וּמִכְסֵ֛ה to a covering Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 35:11 מִכְסֵ֑הוּ to and covering Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 36:19 מִכְסֶה֙ to a covering Noun - masculine singular Exodus 36:19 וּמִכְסֵ֛ה to a covering Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 39:34 מִכְסֵ֞ה to the covering Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 39:34 מִכְסֵ֖ה to the covering Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 40:19 מִכְסֵ֥ה to the covering Noun - masculine singular construct Numbers 3:25 מִכְסֵ֕הוּ to its covering Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 8:13
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 3
Genesis 1 Exodus 8 Numbers 7
Source forms
בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה 3x bə·miḵ·sêh Numbers 4:8, Numbers 4:11, Numbers 4:12
וּמִכְסֵ֛ה 3x ū·miḵ·sêh Exodus 26:14, Exodus 36:19, Numbers 4:25
מִכְסֵ֖ה 2x miḵ·sêh Exodus 39:34, Numbers 4:10
מִכְסֶה֙ 2x miḵ·seh Exodus 26:14, Exodus 36:19
מִכְסֵ֕הוּ 2x miḵ·sê·hū Numbers 3:25, Numbers 4:25
מִכְסֵ֣ה 1x miḵ·sêh Genesis 8:13
מִכְסֵ֞ה 1x miḵ·sêh Exodus 39:34
מִכְסֵ֥ה 1x miḵ·sêh Exodus 40:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 5x Genesis 8:13, Exodus 39:34, Exodus 40:19, Numbers 4:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Exodus 26:14, Exodus 36:19, Numbers 4:25
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Exodus 35:11, Numbers 3:25, Numbers 4:25
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Numbers 4:8, Numbers 4:11, Numbers 4:12
Noun - masculine singular 2x Exodus 26:14, Exodus 36:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Protective outer layer that shields interior structure from exposure and weathering
Source Gloss
a covering , i.e. weatherboarding
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Protective outer layer that shields interior structure from exposure and weathering
a covering, i.e. weatherboarding BDB: covering Usage: covering.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִכְסֶה is built from this root:
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