Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H4017: מִבְשָׂם

Mibsâm · pronounced mib-sawm' · “Mibsam”

Definition

Mibsam, the name of an Ishmaelite and of an Israelite

KJV translates it as: Mibsam.

Word origin: from the same as H1314 (בֶּשֶׂם); fragrant;

Extended definition

A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.13;
son of: Ishmael (H3458);
brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258)
§ Mibsam = "sweet odour"
1) a son of Ishmael
2) a descendant of Simeon

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H4017 is translated

  • mibsam ×3

Bible verses with H4017 (Mibsâm)

Mibsâm appears in 3 verses.

  • Genesis 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,

  • 1 Chronicles 1:29

    These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

  • 1 Chronicles 4:25

    Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.