H5393 - נִשְׁכָּה (nishkâh)

H5393 נִשְׁכָּה (nishkâh) nish-kaw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

chamber

Strong's Definition

a cell

Derivation: for H3957 (לִשְׁכָּה);

KJV Usage: chamber.

TWOT Reference: 1431

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) chamber, room, cell

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

chamber, room, cell

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נִשְׁכָּה nishkâh BDB Definition: 1) chamber, room, cell Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: for H3957 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1431 Total KJV Occurrences: 3

Bible Occurrences (3)

3:30 12:44 13:7

Nehemiah 3:30

Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.

Nehemiah 12:44

And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions [specified] by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into [these storerooms] from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests... and Levites who were serving.

Nehemiah 13:7

to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.