Strong’s H4989 · Hebrew

מִתְקָה
Mithqâh
mith-kaw'

Definition

Mithkah, a place in the Desert

Etymology

feminine of H4987 (מֹתֶק); sweetness;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Mithcah

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