Given name
Mibsam
“from a sweet smell”·“perfumery”
Mibsam is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewמבשם
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Mibsam means “from a sweet smell” or “perfumery.”
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Where it comes from
Mibsam is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew preposition min (מן), “"from",” and the Hebrew verb basam (בשם), “to smell sweet, be precious or pure.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Mibsam appears in Genesis 25:13.
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Mibsam’s family of names
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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