מִסְכְּנָהmiçkᵉnâh
supply, storage (Exodus 1:11; 1 Kings 9:19; 2 Chronicles 8:6; 2 Chronicles 8:4; 2 Chronicles 17:12)
Pronunciation: mis-ken-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4543
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 1:11 So the Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves. They appointed brutal slave drivers over them, hoping to wear them down with crushing labor. They forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king.
- 1 Kings 9:19 He built towns as supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.
- 2 Chronicles 8:4 He rebuilt Tadmor in the wilderness and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers.
- 2 Chronicles 8:6 He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.
- 2 Chronicles 16:4 Ben-hadad agreed to King Asa’s request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all the store cities in Naphtali.
- 2 Chronicles 17:12 So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.
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).