Lexicon :: Strong's H4735 - miqnê

מִקְנֶה

Transliteration

miqnê

Pronunciation

mik-neh'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From קָנָה (H7069)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2039b

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

מִקְנֶה miqneh, mik-neh'; from H7069; something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition:—cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 75x

The KJV translates Strong's H4735 in the following manner: cattle (63x), possession (5x), flocks (3x), substance (2x), herds (1x), purchase (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 75x

The KJV translates Strong's H4735 in the following manner: cattle (63x), possession (5x), flocks (3x), substance (2x), herds (1x), purchase (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

cattle, livestock
1. cattle, livestock
  1. in general of a purchasable domestic animal
2. cows, sheep, goats (in herds and flocks)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

מִקְנֶה miqneh, mik-neh'; from H7069; something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition:—cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H4735: Abbreviations

מִקְנֶה ₇₆ noun masculine ^{Exodus 10:26} cattle; — absolute מ׳ Genesis 46:32 +; construct מִקְנֵה Genesis 13:7 +; suffix מִקְנֵהוּ Genesis 31:18 +, מִקְנֶיךָ Isaiah 30:23 (Ges^{§ 93, 88}), etc.; plural suffix (but see Kö^{ii. 112 f.}) מִקְנַי Exodus 17:3 +, מִקְנֵיכֶם Genesis 47:16 +, etc.; —

1. cattle in general, including cows, sheep, horses, asses, camels (any or all of them), as purchasable domestic animals, Genesis 47:16 (twice in verse); Genesis 47:17 (twice in verse); Exodus 9:3 + (J), Exodus 10:26 (E), Deuteronomy 3:19 (not in P), Job 1:3; Psalm 78:48; Jeremiah 9:9 [Jeremiah 9:10]; 1 Chronicles 5:21+; so probably ישֵׁב אֹהֶל וּמִקְנֶה Genesis 4:20 (J) of nomads, מִקְנֵה הַבְּהֵמָה Genesis 47:18 (J).

2. specifically of cows, sheep, and goats in herds and flocks Genesis 13:2 (J), Genesis 31:9 (E), Genesis 31:18; Genesis 36:7; Genesis 46:6; Numbers 32:1 (all P), Isaiah 30:23 +; רֹעֵי מ׳ Genesis 46:32, 34 (J), שָׂרֵי מ׳ Genesis 47:6 (P), compare 1 Chronicles 28:1; רֹקעי מ׳ Genesis 13:7 (twice in verse) (J); distinguished from בְּהֵמָה Numbers 31:9 (P), Numbers 32:26; 2 Kings 3:17; from קנין Joshua 14:4 (P) Ezekiel 38:12, 13; from both Genesis 34:23; Genesis 36:6 (P); צאן ונקר מָ׳ 2 Chronicles 32:29 בקר וצאן מ׳ Ecclesiastes 2:7 בקר צאן ומ׳ מ׳ Genesis 26:14; Genesis 47:17 (J); sheep only Genesis 29:7 (J) Numbers 32:16 (E). — מִקְנֵה הַשָּׂדֶה Genesis 49:32 (P) read מִקְנַת; מִקְנֶה אַף על עוֺלֶךְ Job 36:33 read מַקְנֶה (Hiph. Participle), or מְקַנֶּךְ (Pi. Participle) metaphorical from קנא, Hi Bö Di Du; 1 Samuel 30:20 strike out הַמּ׳ We Dr and others, see especially HPS.

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