Word Study · Strong's H4374 · Hebrew
מְכַסֶּה
mekasseh
mek-as-seh'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mᵉkaççeh
“a covering, i.e. garment”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a covering, i.e. garment; specifically, a coverlet (for a bed), an awning (from the sun); also the omentum (as covering the intestines)
Rendered in the KJV as
clothing, to cover, that which covereth.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- וְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙1
- וְלִמְכַסֶּ֥ה1
- וּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָ1
- מְכַסֵּֽךְ׃1
How it is rendered · 4
- and coverings your1
- and for covering1
- and the covering1
- covering your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HC/R/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/Td/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp2fs · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 14:11וּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָumekhaseikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYour pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.here: and coverings your
- Isaiah 23:18וְלִמְכַסֶּ֥הvelimkhasehconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singularYet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.here: and for covering
