Senses
1. covering (protective layer) — A Hebrew masculine noun (מִכְסֶה) meaning 'covering, cover', used exclusively for the protective layers placed over the tabernacle and its sacred furnishings during transport. All 16 occurrences appear in Numbers 4 (vv. 6,8,10,11,12,14,25) and Exodus 26:14; 36:19, referring to coverings of ram skins dyed red, tahash skins, or cloth over the ark, table, lampstand, golden altar, and other holy vessels. Multilingual evidence: eng 'covering/its-covering', spa 'cubierta/su-cubierta', arb 'غِطَاء/غِطَاؤُها', kor '덮개/그것의-덮개', swa 'kifuniko/kifuniko-chake', hin 'आवरण/उसका-आवरण'. The suffixed form (S111447) is a grammatical inflection of the same noun as the construct forms (S111444). 16×
AR["بِغِطَاءٍ","غِطاءً","غِطاءَهُ","غِطَاءٍ","غِطَاءَ","غِطَاءَها","غِطَاؤُها","وَ-غِطاءً","وَغِطَاءَ"]·ben["-তে-আবরণ","আচ্ছাদন","আবরণ","আবরণ-তার","এবং-আচ্ছাদন","এবং-আবরণ","ঢাকনি","তার-আচ্ছাদন"]·DE["Decke","Decke-von","covering-von","die-Decke","ein-Decke","mit-covering-von","sein-Decke","sein-covering","und-Decke","und-covering-von","und-ein-Decke"]·EN["a-covering","and-a-covering","and-covering","and-covering-of","covering","covering-of","its-covering","with-covering-of"]·FR["avec-couverture-de","couverture","couverture-de","et-couverture","et-couverture-de","et-un-couverture","son-couverture","un-couverture"]·heb["ב-מכסה","ו-מכסה","מכסה","מכסהו"]·HI["आवरण","उसका-आवरण","ओढ़ना","और-आवरण","और-ओढ़ना","धकन","में-आवरण"]·ID["dan-penutup","dan-tutup","dengan-penutup","penutup","penutupnya","tutup","tutupnya"]·IT["con-covering-di","copertura","copertura-di","covering-di","e-copertura","e-covering-di","e-un-copertura","suo-copertura","suo-covering","un-copertura"]·jav["kalayan-tutup","lan-tutup","tutup","tutup-ipun","tutupan","tutupipun","tutupipun,"]·KO["그것의-덮개","그것의-덮개와","그리고-덮개","그리고-덮개-의","그리고-덮개를","그의-덮개","덮개","덮개-로","덮개를"]·PT["a-cobertura","cobertura","cobertura-de","cobertura-dele","cobertura-sua","com-cobertura-de","e-cobertura","e-cobertura-de","e-cobertura-de-"]·RU["и-покров","и-покрытие","покров","покров-её","покрытие","покрытие-его","покрытием"]·ES["con-cubierta-de","cubierta","cubierta-de","cubierta-de-él","su-cubierta","y-cubierta-de"]·SW["kifuniko","kifuniko-cha","kifuniko-chake","kwa-kifuniko-cha","na-kifuniko","na-kifuniko-cha"]·TR["-örtüsünü","ve-örtü","ve-örtüsü","örtü","örtüsü","örtüsüne-","örtüsünü","örtüsüyle-"]·urd["اس-کا-پردہ","اور-پردہ","اور-پوشش","اُس-کا-پوشش","اُس-کے-پردے","غلاف","میں-پردے","پردہ","پردے","پوشش","ڈھکن"]
Gen 8:13, Exod 26:14, Exod 26:14, Exod 35:11, Exod 36:19, Exod 36:19, Exod 39:34, Exod 39:34, Exod 40:19, Num 3:25, Num 4:8, Num 4:10 (+4 more)
Related Senses
H5921a 1. upon, on, over (spatial) (5443×)H0413 1. directional: to, toward (5366×)H1121a 1. son, male offspring, descendant (4914×)H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)H4428 1. king, human ruler (2518×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)H6440 1. before, in front of (spatial) (1870×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H3027 1. physical hand (body part) (1596×)H1697 1. word, speech, utterance (1235×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מִכְסֶה n.[m.] covering;—מ׳ Ex 26:14; 36:19; cstr. מִכְסֵה Gn 8:13 + 10 times; sf. מִכְסֵהוּ Ex 35:11 + 2 times;— 1. covering of the ark, deck-roof (𝔊 στέγη) Gn 8:13 (J). 2. of the skins of the tent of meeting Ex 26:14(×2); 35:11; 36:19(×2); 39:34(×2); 40:19 Nu 3:25; 4:8, 10, 11, 12, 25(×2) (all P).