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Hebrew · H4908, H3068

מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה

A residence (including a shepherd's hut , the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave ; also the Temple ); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God

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מִשְׁכָּן H4908 a residence (including a shepherd's hut , the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave ; also the Temple ); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
Pronunciation mišĕkān
Dwelling-place connoting God's chosen residence among His people, from tabernacle to temple.
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה (mishkan YHWH) mean in the Bible?

מִשְׁכָּן · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a residence (including a shepherd's hut , the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave ; also the Temple ); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)".

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What does מִשְׁכָּן · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?

מִשְׁכָּן · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a residence (including a shepherd's hut , the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave ; also the Temple ); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4908, H3068?

H4908, H3068 is connected to 6,660 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. a residence (including a shepherd's hut , the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave ; also the Temple ); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)

Strong's H4908, H3068
Lexical occurrences 6,660 verses

Source Gloss

a residence (including a shepherd's hut , the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave ; also the Temple ); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

31 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
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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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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