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Lexicon :: Strong's H4735 - miqnê

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מִקְנֶה
Transliteration
miqnê
Pronunciation
mik-neh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2039b

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).

  1. 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.
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 Köii. 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׳ Greek Version of the LXX We Dr and others, see especially HPS.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:20; 13:2; 13:7; 13:7; 26:14; 29:7; 31:9; 31:18; 31:18; 34:23; 36:6; 36:7; 46:6; 46:32; 46:32; 46:34; 47:6; 47:16; 47:16; 47:17; 47:17; 47:18; 49:32

Exodus

9:3; 10:26; 10:26; 17:3

Numbers

31:9; 32:1; 32:16; 32:26

Deuteronomy

3:19

Joshua

14:4

1 Samuel

30:20

2 Kings

3:17

1 Chronicles

5:21; 28:1

2 Chronicles

32:29

Job

1:3; 36:33

Psalms

78:48

Ecclesiastes

2:7

Isaiah

30:23; 30:23

Jeremiah

9:10

Ezekiel

38:12; 38:13

H4735

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Strong's Number H4735 matches the Hebrew מִקְנֶה (miqnê),
which occurs 28 times in 21 verses in 'Gen' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:20 - Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:2 - (Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:7 - So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:14 - He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:7 - Jacob said, “Look, it’s still broad daylight—too early to round up the animals. Why don’t you water the sheep and goats so they can get back out to pasture?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:29 - Jacob replied, “You know how hard I’ve worked for you, and how your flocks and herds have grown under my care.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:9 - In this way, God has taken your father’s animals and given them to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:18 - and he drove all his livestock in front of him. He packed all the belongings he had acquired in Paddan-aram and set out for the land of Canaan, where his father, Isaac, lived.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:17 - Jacob, on the other hand, traveled on to Succoth. There he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth (which means “shelters”).

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:5 - Soon Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter, Dinah. But since his sons were out in the fields herding his livestock, he said nothing until they returned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:23 - But if we do this, all their livestock and possessions will eventually be ours. Come, let’s agree to their terms and let them settle here among us.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:6 - Esau took his wives, his children, and his entire household, along with his livestock and cattle—all the wealth he had acquired in the land of Canaan—and moved away from his brother, Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:7 - There was not enough land to support them both because of all the livestock and possessions they had acquired.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:6 - They also took all their livestock and all the personal belongings they had acquired in the land of Canaan. So Jacob and his entire family went to Egypt—

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:32 - These men are shepherds, and they raise livestock. They have brought with them their flocks and herds and everything they own.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:34 - you must tell him, ‘We, your servants, have raised livestock all our lives, as our ancestors have always done.’ When you tell him this, he will let you live here in the region of Goshen, for the Egyptians despise shepherds.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:6 - choose any place in the entire land of Egypt for them to live. Give them the best land of Egypt. Let them live in the region of Goshen. And if any of them have special skills, put them in charge of my livestock, too.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:16 - Joseph replied, “Since your money is gone, bring me your livestock. I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:17 - So they brought their livestock to Joseph in exchange for food. In exchange for their horses, flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and donkeys, Joseph provided them with food for another year.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:18 - But that year ended, and the next year they came again and said, “We cannot hide the truth from you, my lord. Our money is gone, and all our livestock and cattle are yours. We have nothing left to give but our bodies and our land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:32 - It is the plot of land and the cave that my grandfather Abraham bought from the Hittites.”
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