--- title: מָקוֹם — standing-place · The Tanakh dictionary description: מָקוֹם (4725), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 401 times: standing-place. BDB 1906: n.m. standing-place, place. 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Gn 19:13 (but v. infr.), standing-place, place;—abs. מ׳ Ex 21:13 +; cstr. מְקוֹם Gn 12:6 + (often before אֲשֶׁר 39:20 +); sf. מְקוֹמוֹ 1 S 3:2 +, מְקֹמוֹ Gn 18:33 +, etc.; pl. usually מְקֹמוֹת Ju 19:13 +, מְקוֹמוֹת 1 S 7:16; Je 29:14; -מֹת 2 S 17:9 + 2 times; sf. מְקוֹמֹתֵיכֶם Am 4:6, etc. \[appar. f. (not Gn 18:24, where עִיר is in mind, not) Jb 20:9 (מְקוֹמוֹ = ‘in his place’), but Codd. (either Kt or Qr) Ju 19:13 2 S 17:9, 12; mostly expl. away by AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 53\];— standing-place Ex 3:5 (E), Jos 5:15; Ex 33:21; Nu 23:13, 27; (all JE), Gn 19:27 (J), Jos 3:3 (D), of מַצֵּבוֹת, etc., 2 K 23:14, of ark (place where it is set, stands) 1 K 8:7 = 2 Ch 5:8, earth Is 13:13 Jb 9:6, rock Jb 14:18; 18:4; cf. 38:12, 19. station, where soldiers are placed Jos 8:19 (JE), Ju 20:33(×2); post in battle 2 S 11:16. post, office Gn 40:13; 41:13; 1 K 20:24; Ec 10:4. place of anything Gn 29:3 (J), Jos 4:18 (JE), 1 S 5:3 Is 46:7 Jb 6:17; 37:1 (of the heart), Ec 1:5; especially of ark 1 S 5:11 + 9 times; of pers. = destination Ju 11:19. especially (1) place of human abode Gn 13:14; 20:13 Ju 7:7 1 S 2:20 + 42 times, + מְקוֹם אָהֳלֵךְ Is 54:2. (2) of י׳’s abode Ho 5:15, in heaven Mi 1:3 Is 26:21 1 K 8:30 = 2 Ch 6:21. (3) lair of lion (fig.) Je 4:7. place = city Gn 18:24, 26; 20:11; Dt 21:19 (‖ עִיר) 2 K 18:25 + 39 times (1 S 7:16 הַמִּקְדָּשִׁים 𝔊, cf. We HPS). of land: Canaan Ex 23:20 1 S 12:8 Je 16:2, 3 (‖ אֶרֶץ) + 17 times (12 times Je); Philistia 1 S 14:46; Egypt Je 44:29; appos. מְדִינָה Est 4:3, = מְדִינָה + עִיר 8:17. plot, parcel, of ground Is 7:23; מְקוֹם הַגֹּרֶן 1 Ch 21:22, cf. v 25; 2 Ch 3:1. land, region Nu 20:5; 32:1; Che (privately) proposes בִּמְקֹם בְּקָעוֹת ψ 84:7 (for בְּעֵמֶק הַבָּכָא; cf. Is 41:18). in gen., place locality, spot Gn 28:16, 17 Ju 2:5 Am 4:6 Ne 4:6, 7, 14 + (221 times in all); מְקוֹם פְּלֹנִי אַלְמֹנִי place of such a one †1 S 21:3 2 K 6:8; בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר Ex 20:24 (E; Gi v 21) in all places that; בְּכָל־מ׳ Nu 18:31 = anywhere, cf. Dt 12:13; = everywhere Pr 15:3 Mal 1:11, cf. Am 8:3; מ׳ צָר Nu 22:26 narrow place; מ׳ Ne 2:14 (passable) place; in partic.: place at banquet †1 S 9:22; 20:25, 27; sleeping-place, couch, †1 S 3:2, 9; Ru 4:10; מְקוֹם הַחֵ֑צִי 1 S 20:37 i.e. where arrow fell; = haunt, lurking-place 1 S 23:22 2 S 17:9, 12; מְקוֹם תַּנִּים ψ 44:20 place of jackals, i.e. desert; מְ׳ הַמֻּנָּח Ez 41:11b place of the uncovered space, portion (cf. הַמֻּנָּח alone v 11a); מְ׳ הַשֶּׁבֶת of seat of Sol.’s throne 1 K 10:19 = 2 Ch 9:18; מ׳ אֶחָד where waters were collected Gn 1:9 (𝔊 Ball מִקְוֶה), ψ 104:8; destination of dead Ec 3:30; 6:6; מ׳ = resting-place Jb 16:18; מ׳ נֶאֱמָן sure place, for a peg (securely fastened) Is 22:23, 25 (fig., cf. Ezr 9:8); of places, spots, on the body: leprous spot †2 K 5:11; מְ׳ הַשְּׁחִין †Lv 13:19 place of the boil; especially of shrine, sanctuary (cf. We 1 S 7:16), מְקוֹם שְׁכֶם Gn 12:6 (J; v. Di Holz), so of Bethel Gn 13:3 (J), v 4 (J; מְקוֹם הַמִּזְבֵּחַ), 28:19 (J), v 11(×3) (E), 22:3, 4, 9, 14 (E), +; of idolatrous shrines Dt 12:2, 3; Ez 6:13; 2 Ch 33:19; especially of temple: י׳) הַמּ׳ אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר (אֱלֹהֵיכֶם בּוֹ Dt 12:5, 14; 14:23, 25; 15:20; 16:2, 6; 17:8; 18:6 + 13 times Dt + Jos 9:27 (D), Ne 1:9; מ׳ 1 K 8:29(×2), 30, 35 = 2 Ch 6:20(×2), 21, 26 Je 27:22 +; מְ׳ שֵׁם־י׳ צְבָאוֹת הַר־צִיּוֹן Is 18:7; מְ׳ כִּסְאִי Ez 43:7; מְ׳ מִקְדָּשֵׁנוּ Je 17:12; מְ׳ מִקְדָּשִׁי Is 60:13; מְ׳ קָדְשׁוֹ † Ezr 9:8 ψ 24:3, etc.; of tabern. מְ׳ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Lv 10:17; 14:30; מ׳ קָדוֹשׁ in or about tabern., Ex 29:31 Lv 6:9, 19, 20 + (all P), מְ׳ קָדוֹשׁ Ec 8:10. Note especially †מְקוֹם before rel.cl., c. אֲשֶׁר Gn 39:20; 40:3 Ez 6:13 Est 4:3; 8:17, c. שֶׁ Ec 1:7; 3:16, rel. om. Jb 18:21; also בִּמְ׳ אֲשֶׁר Ho 2:1; 2 S 15:21; 1 K 21:19; Je 22:12; Ez 21:35; Ne 4:14; Lv 4:24, 33; 6:18; 7:2; 14:13; Nu 9:17 (Ges§ 130 c). space, room, Gn 24:23, 25, 31 (J), Is 5:8 cf. 28:8; Je 7:32; 19:11. space, distance, between (בֵּין) 1 S 26:13. region, quarter, direction Ez 10:11; מִמּ׳ אַחֵר Est 4:14 from another quarter, source. peculiar uses are: נָתַן מ׳ לְ Ju 20:36 give place (yield ground) to. Perhaps בִּמְ׳ אֲשֶׁר יֵאָמֵר Ho 2:1 instead of its being said (cf. תַּחַת); מְקוֹם נְהָרִים Is 33:21 instead of rivers (i.e. a substitute for them).—מְקוֹמָהּ Na 1:8 (‖ אֹיְבָיו) read מִקָּמָיו or בְּק׳ BuhlZAW v (1885), 181, מִתְקוֹמְמָו We, בְּקָמָיו Now (all = his adversaries, cf. GASm). Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 176 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «מָקוֹם» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1502/4725/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [Job 34:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.34.26/) תַּֽחַת־רְשָׁעִ֥ים סְפָקָ֗ם בִּמְק֥וֹם רֹאִֽים׃ *Word for word:* in.place.of wicked.\[people\] he slaps.them in a.place of.\[those.who\].see *JPS 1917:* He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others; [Isaiah 28:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.28.8/) כִּ֚י כָּל־שֻׁלְחָנ֔וֹת מָלְא֖וּ קִ֣יא צֹאָ֑ה בְּלִ֖י מָקֽוֹם׃ס *Word for word:* (dm) all \[the\].tables they.are.full vomit filth not room *JPS 1917:* For all tables are full of filthy vomit, and no place is clean. - ← previous: [מִקְוֶה](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/lemma_3a_5de_5b4_5e7_5b0_5d5_5b6_5d4.md) - next →: [מָקוֹר](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/4726.md) - ↑ back to [מ](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1502-8.md)