H4363 - מִכְמָס (Mikmâç)

H4363 מִכְמָס (Mikmâç) mik-maws'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Michmash

Biblical Persons & Places

Michmash Michmash

A location first mentioned at 1Sa.13.2; referred to as Michmash or Michmas (NIV= Mikmash) (מִכְמָס, מִכְמָשׂ).

Strong's Definition

Mikmas or Mikmash, a place in Palestine

Derivation: (Ezra 2:2 or מִכְמָשׁ; or מִכְמַשׁ; (Nehemiah 11:31), from H3647 (כָּמַס); hidden;

KJV Usage: Mikmas, Mikmash.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Michmas or Michmash = "hidden"

1) a city in Benjamin lying near Ramah and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Jerusalem; probably modern 'Mukhmas'

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

§ Michmas or Michmash = "hidden" a city in Benjamin lying near Ramah and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Jerusalem; probably modern 'Mukhmas'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מִכְמַשׁ / מִכְמָשׁ / מִכְמָס mikmâs / mikmâsh / mikmash BDB Definition: Michmas or Michmash = hidden 1) a city in Benjamin lying near Ramah and approximately 10 miles Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H3647 Total KJV Occurrences: 11

Bible Occurrences (11)

13:2 13:5 13:11 13:16 13:23 14:5 14:31

2:27

7:31 11:31

10:28

1 Samuel 13:2

[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].

1 Samuel 13:5

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.

1 Samuel 13:11

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,

1 Samuel 13:16

Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops... with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.

1 Samuel 13:23

And a garrison of the Philistines... had gone out to the pass at Michmash.

1 Samuel 14:5

One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.

1 Samuel 14:31

That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.

Ezra 2:27

the men of Michmash, 122......;