Definition

Mibsam, the name of an Ishmaelite and of an Israelite

Etymology

from the same as H1314 (בֶּשֶׂם); fragrant;

Word family

• בֶּשֶׂם besem

How the KJV renders it

• Mibsam

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.