מִשְׁכָּן
miskan (miškān)
/mish-KAWN/
“tabernacle, dwelling place, tent”
Dwelling place, tabernacle, portable tent-sanctuary constructed at Sinai; God condescending to pitch His tent among His redeemed pilgrim people.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From שָׁכַן (H7931) to dwell, abide.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
tabernacledwelling place
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: מִשְׁכָּן (tabernacle, dwelling place, tent) -> σκηνή (a tent, booth, tabernacle)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where מִשְׁכָּן (miskan) carries significant theological or narrative weight.