mikh.mas is a named place, appearing as a site of dwelling, encampment, travel, and settlement in biblical narratives and lists.

The term consistently functions as a proper place name: people dwell or camp there, military activity is located there or moves from it, and it appears among named settlements and in a list of men associated with the place.

1. Named location in narrative and settlement lists · dominant

   In every supplied occurrence, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies a location rather than an action or quality. In 1 Samuel 13:5 the APB renders the Philistines as having “encamped at Michmash”; 1 Samuel 14:5 places a crag north of it, while Ezra 2:27 identifies “The men of Michmash” in a numbered list.

   1 Samuel 13:51 Samuel 13:161 Samuel 14:51 Samuel 14:31Ezra 2:27Nehemiah 11:31

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as “Michmash,” including locations of dwelling and encampment, a route “from Michmash,” and “The men of Michmash.” These renderings confirm the verses’ place-reference context rather than establish finer distinctions.