משכן

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־כ־ן‎

From the root שׁ־כ־ן‎ (sh-k-n). Compare שָׁכַן‎ (shakhán, “to dwell, to reside”).

Noun

מִשְׁכָּן • (mishkán) m (plural indefinite מִשְׁכָּנוֹת‎) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. dwelling, residence (as of a person or organization)
    • Numbers 24:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      מַה־טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃‎
      ma-tóv 'ohalékha ya'akóv, mishk'notékha yisra'él.
      How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel!

Proper noun

הַמִּשְׁכָּן • (hamishkán) m [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. the tabernacle

Old French

Etymology

From Hebrew מִשְׁכָּן‎ (mishkán, “tabernacle”).

Noun

משכן (miškan) m

  1. tabernacle (residence)[1]

References

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