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Memucan — the meaning of the Hebrew name מְמוּכָן

מְמוּכָן

Mᵉmûwkân · pronounced mem-oo-kawn' · Strong's H4462 · a man

Memucan means (Esther 1:16), of Persian derivation.

Strong's definition

or (transp.) מוֹמֻכָן; (Esther 1:16), of Persian derivation; Memucan or Momucan, a Persian satrap.

First appearance

Esth 1:14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;) (KJV)

Every verse that names Memucan

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Esther

Esth 1:14Esth 1:16Esth 1:21

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