מִבְשָׂם
Mibsâm · mib-sawm'
Mibsam, the name of an Ishmaelite and of an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: from the same as H1314 (בֶּשֶׂם); fragrant;
Mibsam, the name of an Ishmaelite and of an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Mibsam.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › the house, what is within › to consume, to destroy › water, chaos, the mighty deep
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the house, what is within that works to consume, to destroy of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מִבְשָׂם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and mibsam2 · 67%
- mibsam1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.