4462. Memukan or Momukan
Strong's Lexicon
Memukan or Momukan: Memukan

Original Word: מְמוּכָן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Mmuwkan
Pronunciation: me-moo-KAN
Phonetic Spelling: (mem-oo-kawn')
Definition: Memukan
Meaning: Memucan, Momucan

Word Origin: Of uncertain derivation

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: Memukan is mentioned in Esther 1:14-16. In this passage, he is one of the seven princes who had access to the king's presence and sat first in the kingdom. Memukan advises King Ahasuerus to issue a royal decree against Queen Vashti for her refusal to appear before the king, suggesting that her behavior could lead to widespread disrespect for husbands throughout the empire.

- Esther 1:14-16 (BSB): "Those closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memukan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom. 'According to the law,' Memukan replied, 'Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.'"

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Memukan in the Septuagint or the New Testament, as the name is specific to the Hebrew text of Esther.

Usage: Memukan is a name that appears in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in the Book of Esther.

Cultural and Historical Background: He is one of the seven princes of Persia and Media who served King Ahasuerus. Memukan is noted for his role in advising the king during the incident involving Queen Vashti.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a prince of Persia and Media
NASB Translation
Memucan (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מְמוּכָן proper name, masculine a prince of Persia and MediaEsther 1:14,21 also Esther 1:16 Qr; Kt מומכן. ᵐ5 Μουχαιος, Μαμουχαιος.

[מָמוֺת], מְמוֺתִים see מות.

מַמְזִרִ see I. מזר.

מִמְכָּר, מִמְכֶּ֫רֶת see מכר.

מַמְלָכָה, [מַמְלָכוּת] see מלך.

מִמֶּנִּי, etc. see מִן. מִמְסָךְ see מסך. below

מֶ֫מֶר, [מַמְרוֺר], מַמְּרוֺרִים see מרר.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Memucan

Or (transp.) Mowmukan (Esth. 1:16) {mo-moo-kawn'}; of Persian derivation; Memucan or Momucan, a Persian satrap -- Memucan.

Forms and Transliterations
בִּמְתֵ֣י במתי מְמוּכָ֑ן מְמוּכָ֗ן מְמוּכָֽן׃ ממוכן ממוכן׃ bim·ṯê bimṯê bimTei mə·mū·ḵān memuChan məmūḵān
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Englishman's Concordance
Deuteronomy 26:5
HEB: וַיָּ֥גָר שָׁ֖ם בִּמְתֵ֣י מְעָ֑ט וַֽיְהִי־
INT: and sojourned there Memucan few became

Esther 1:14
HEB: מֶ֥רֶס מַרְסְנָ֖א מְמוּכָ֑ן שִׁבְעַ֞ת שָׂרֵ֣י ׀
NAS: Marsena and Memucan, the seven
KJV: Marsena, [and] Memucan, the seven
INT: Meres Marsena and Memucan the seven princes

Esther 1:16
HEB: [מוּמְכָן כ] (מְמוּכָ֗ן ק) לִפְנֵ֤י
NAS: and the princes, Memucan said,
KJV: And Memucan answered before
INT: said Memucan the presence of the king

Esther 1:21
HEB: הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כִּדְבַ֥ר מְמוּכָֽן׃
NAS: and the king did as Memucan proposed.
KJV: did according to the word of Memucan:
INT: and the king proposed Memucan

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4462
4 Occurrences


bim·ṯê — 1 Occ.
mə·mū·ḵān — 3 Occ.















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