מִכְסֶהmikçeh

covering

Pronunciation: mik-seh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4372

Meanings

1. covering, of the ark, deck-roof (Genesis 8:13)

2. of the skins of the tent of meeting (Exodus 26:14; Exodus 35:11; Exodus 36:19)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 16 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 8:13 Noah was now 601 years old. On the first day of the new year, ten and a half months after the flood began, the floodwaters had almost dried up from the earth. Noah lifted back the covering of the boat and saw that the surface of the ground was drying.
  • Exodus 26:14 Complete the tent covering with a protective layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather.
  • Exodus 35:11 the Tabernacle and its sacred tent, its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;
  • Exodus 36:19 He completed the tent covering with a layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather.
  • Exodus 39:34 the tent coverings of tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; the inner curtain to shield the Ark;
  • Exodus 40:19 Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the protective layers, just as the Lord had commanded him.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).