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Hebrew
Etymology
From the root שׁ־כ־ן (sh-k-n). Compare שָׁכַן (shakhán, “to dwell, to reside”). Cognate with Arabic مَسْكَن (maskan, “residence”).
Pronunciation
Noun
מִשְׁכָּן • (mishkán) m (plural indefinite מִשְׁכָּנוֹת, singular construct מִשְׁכַּן־)
- dwelling, residence (as of a person or organization)
Tanach, 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!
Derived terms
Proper noun
הַמִּשְׁכָּן • (hamishkán) m
- the tabernacle
- Exodus 26, 12, Leningrad Codex.
וְסֶרַח הָעֹדֵף בִּירִיעֹת הָאֹהֶל חֲצִי הַיְרִיעָה הָעֹדֶפֶת תִּסְרַח עַל אֲחֹרֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן׃- The remainder of the tent curtains, the remaining half of the curtain, must hang over the backside of the tabernacle.
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Old French
Etymology
From Hebrew מִשְׁכָּן (mishkán, “tabernacle”).
Noun
משכן (miškan) m
- (Zarphatic) tabernacle (residence)[1]
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