4366. Mikmethath
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Mikmethath: Mikmethath

Original Word: מִכְמְתָת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Mikmthath
Pronunciation: mik-meh-thath'
Phonetic Spelling: (mik-meth-awth')
Definition: Mikmethath
Meaning: Mikmethath

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Michmethath

Apparently from an unused root meaning to hide; concealment; Mikmethath, a place in Palestine -- Michmethath.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a place in N.E. Ephraim
NASB Translation
Michmethath (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִכְמְתָת proper name, of a location always ׳הַמּ, Joshua 16:6 (ᵐ5 Ικασμων, ᵐ5L εις Αχθωθ, A Μαχθωθ), Joshua 17:7 (מֵאָשֵׁר ׳הַמּ; ᵐ5 Δηλαναθ, A ἀπὸ Ασερ Μαχθωθ, and similarly ᵐ5L), place in northeast Ephraim, near border of Manasseh, between Shechem and Taanath Shilo; BuhlGeogr. 109 conjecture khirbet kefr beita.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to hide.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Mikmethath, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a geographical location unique to the Old Testament narrative.

Usage: Mikmethath is a proper noun used to denote a specific geographical location in the biblical narrative. It is mentioned in the context of territorial boundaries.

Context: Mikmethath is a location referenced in the Old Testament, specifically in the Book of Joshua. It is described as a boundary point in the delineation of tribal territories. In Joshua 16:6, Mikmethath is mentioned as part of the border of the tribe of Ephraim: "Then the border went out westward to Michmethath on the north, and the border turned about eastward to Taanath-shiloh, and passed along it on the east to Janoah." This location is significant in understanding the territorial divisions among the tribes of Israel after they entered the Promised Land. The exact location of Mikmethath is not definitively known today, but it is believed to have been situated near the central hill country of ancient Israel, possibly near modern-day Nablus.

Forms and Transliterations
הַֽמִּכְמְתָ֔ת הַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙ המכמתת ham·miḵ·mə·ṯāṯ hammichmeTat hammiḵməṯāṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 16:6
HEB: הַגְּב֜וּל הַיָּ֗מָּה הַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙ מִצָּפ֔וֹן וְנָסַ֧ב
NAS: westward at Michmethath on the north,
KJV: toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side;
INT: the border westward Michmethath the north turned

Joshua 17:7
HEB: מְנַשֶּׁה֙ מֵֽאָשֵׁ֔ר הַֽמִּכְמְתָ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־
NAS: from Asher to Michmethath which
KJV: was from Asher to Michmethah, that [lieth] before
INT: of Manasseh Asher to Michmethath which that

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4366
2 Occurrences


ham·miḵ·mə·ṯāṯ — 2 Occ.















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