מִשְׁמָע
mish.ma
Mishma
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "mishma" (H4927G) appears only twice in the Bible. As a proper name, it designates a specific individual. The lack of occurrence data does not provide insight into the semantic domain, but the "Person" classification tells us that it's tied to a human being. There is no additional context to explain why "mishma" is chosen as a proper name. Since "mishma" is limited to two instances, its usage in the Bible is restricted, and we cannot discern a broader pattern of how it's applied in different contexts. This limited usage makes it challenging to draw conclusions about the word's significance beyond its individual reference as a person's name.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text