Mishkan

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Pronunciations

Mishkan (MEESH-kahn) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The Tabernacle; the Israelites' portable sanctuary used in the wilderness during their journeys through the desert.

  • n. The portion of the Tabernacle and the Temple building before the Holy of Holies which contained the inner altar, the table for the showbread, and the menorah.

Example Sentences

  • "The Jews constructed the Mishkan."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • משכן

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • Australia / New Zealand
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      Mishcan, Mishkon

Notes

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