מִכְמָס, מִכְמָשׂ

mikh.masMichmash
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place11 occurrences4 books11 verses
This is the name of the place Michmash: A town in Benjamin; site of Saul's camp and Jonathan's victory.

Definition

(Ezra 2:2 or מִכְמָשׁ; or מִכְמַשׁ; (Nehemiah 11:31), from H3647; hidden; Mikmas or Mikmash, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Mikmas, Mikmash.

Glossary entries

Michmash

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

11 total
  1. 1 Samuel 13:2בְּמִכְמָשׂ֙ · at Michmash
    He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.
  2. 1 Samuel 13:5בְמִכְמָ֔שׂ · at Michmash
    Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
  3. 1 Samuel 13:11מִכְמָֽשׂ׃ · at Michmash
    “What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
  4. 1 Samuel 13:16בְמִכְמָֽשׂ׃ · at Michmash
    Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
  5. 1 Samuel 13:23מִכְמָֽשׂ׃ס · at Michmash
    And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
  6. 1 Samuel 14:5מִכְמָ֑שׂ · Michmash
    One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.
  7. 1 Samuel 14:31מִמִּכְמָ֖שׂ · from Michmash
    That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.
  8. Ezra 2:27מִכְמָ֔ס · of Michmash
    …the men of Michmash, 122;
  9. Nehemiah 7:31מִכְמָ֔ס · of Michmash
    …the men of Michmash, 122;
  10. Nehemiah 11:31מִכְמָ֣שׂ · [lived] in Michmash
    The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;
  11. Isaiah 10:28לְמִכְמָ֖שׂ · at Michmash
    Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.