Word Study · Strong's H4370 · Hebrew
מִכְנָס
miknas
mik-nawce'
Strong's 1890 spelling: miknâç
“(only in dual) drawers (from concealing the private parts)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(only in dual) drawers (from concealing the private parts)
Rendered in the KJV as
breeches.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־2
- וּמִכְנְסֵ֣י1
- מִכְנְסֵ֥י1
- מִכְנְסֵי־1
How it is rendered · 3
- and undergarments of3
- [the] undergarments of1
- undergarments of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)3
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Ncmpc · 3
- HNcmpc · 2
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 28:42מִכְנְסֵי־mikhnesei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.here: undergarments of
- Exodus 39:28מִכְנְסֵ֥יmikhneseinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen,here: [the] undergarments of
Leviticus2 occurrences
- Leviticus 6:10וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־umikhnesei-conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.here: and undergarments of
- Leviticus 16:4וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־umikhnesei-conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.here: and undergarments of