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Mibsam — the meaning of the Hebrew name מִבְשָׂם

מִבְשָׂם

Mibsâm · pronounced mib-sawm' · Strong's H4017 · a man

Mibsam means fragrant.

Built from

בֶּשֶׂם besem (the same as, H1314) — fragrance open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the same as H1314; fragrant; Mibsam, the name of an Ishmaelite and of an Israelite.

First appearance

Gen 25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, (KJV)

Every verse that names Mibsam

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 25:131Chr 1:291Chr 4:25

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