Lexical Definition

‎מִכְמְתָת‎ Mikmᵉthâth (mik-meth-awth') Michmethath ^N:N--L
apparently from an unused root meaning to hide; concealment

Michmethath.

• § Michmethah = "hiding place"
• Mikmethath, a place in Palestine

1) a place in northeast Ephraim near the border of Manasseh between Shechem and Taanath-shilo

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִכְמְתָת‎ proper name, of a location always ‎׳‎‎הַמּ‎, Josh 16:6 (ᵐ5 Ικασμων, ᵐ5^L εις Αχθωθ, A Μαχθωθ), Josh 17:7 (‎מֵאָשֵׁר‎ ‎׳‎‎הַמּ‎; ᵐ5 Δηλαναθ, A ἀπὸ Ασερ Μαχθωθ, and similarly ᵐ5^L), place in northeast Ephraim, near border of Manasseh, between Shechem and Taanath Shilo; Buhl^{Geogr. 109} conjecture khirbet kefr beita.

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Michmethath • A place on the borders of Ephraim and Manasseh

Michmethath, a place on the border between the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh (Joshua 16:6; 17:7).

• A location first mentioned at Jos.16.6;
• only referred to as Michmethath מִכְמְתָת.
  

Michmethath is mentioned twice in the Bible as a place situated on the border between the territories allocated to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh (Joshua 16:6; 17:7). In Joshua 16:6, it is described as being east of Taanath-shiloh and is one of the points defining the border of Ephraim. In Joshua 17:7, Michmethath is said to be south of Shechem and is part of the border description of Manasseh. The exact location of Michmethath is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the hill country of central Canaan.

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