Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
covering
Usage: 1) a covering 1a) covering (of the ark) 1b) covering (of the skins of the tabernacle)
Strong's Number
H4372
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
3
Strong's H4372 Quick Answer
Strong's H4372 מִכסֶה (mikceh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mikceh (mik-seh') n-m. 1. a covering, i.e. weather-boarding [from H3680] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include covering. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mikceh (mik-seh') n-m. 1. a covering, i.e. weather-boarding [from H3680]
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- covering
Meaning and Definition
mikceh (mik-seh') n-m. 1. a covering, i.e. weather-boarding [from H3680] KJV: covering. Root(s): H3680
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4372. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4372 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mikceh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
covering
Genesis 8:13
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How Strong's H4372 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4372 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4372 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.
The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4372.
And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.
The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that.
And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering,
And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.
And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar.
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:
And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar:
And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4372, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 5 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 6 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4372 FAQ
What does mikceh (מִכְסֶה) mean?
Mikceh (Strong's H4372) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "covering". mikceh (mik-seh') n-m. 1. a covering, i.e. weather-boarding [from H3680]
How many times is mikceh (מִכְסֶה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H4372 across 3 books.
Where can I study mikceh (מִכְסֶה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4372 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate mikceh (מִכְסֶה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as covering. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.