Original Language Studio
1 Chronicles 21:29
“For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מִשְׁכָּןmishkân · mish-kawn'
H4908 · Hebrew
H4908 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
- Derivation
- from H7931 (שָׁכַן);
- KJV renderings
- dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- מִשְׁכַּ֣ן — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 139 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 25:9Exodus 26:1Exodus 26:6Exodus 26:7Exodus 26:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מִשְׁכָּן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.