Bible Verse Dictionary
Numbers 3:23 - Tabernacle
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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The families | H4940 | מִשְׁפָּחָה |
[Noun Feminine] a {family} that {is} circle of relatives; figuratively a class (of {persons}) a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people |
of the Gershonites | H1649 | גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי |
[Adjective] a Gereshonite or descendant of Gereshon |
shall pitch | H2583 | חָנָה |
[Verb] properly to incline; by implication to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or siege) |
behind | H310 | אַחַר |
[Adverb Preposition-Conjunction] properly the hind part; generally used as an adverb or {conjugation} after (in various senses) |
the tabernacle | H4908 | מִשְׁכָּן |
[Noun Masculine] a residence (including a shepherd´ s {hut} the lair of {animals} figuratively the grave; also the Temple); specifically the Tabernacle (properly its wooden walls) |
westward | H3220 | יָם |
[Noun Masculine] a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article) the Mediterranean; sometimes a large {river} or an artificial basin; {locally} the {west} or (rarely) the south |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.