Pronunciations

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

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• משכן
  

Who Uses This

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

Regions

• South Africa
• Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

Alternative Spellings

Mishcan, Mishkon