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Lexicon :: Strong's H4830 - marʿîṯ

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מַרְעִית
Transliteration
marʿîṯ
Pronunciation
meer-eeth'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From רָעָה (H7462) in the sense of feeding
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TWOT Reference: 2185c

Strong’s Definitions

מִרְעִית mirʻîyth, meer-eeth'; from H7462 in the sense of feeding; pasturage; concretely, a flock:—flock, pasture.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H4830 in the following manner: pasture (9x), flock (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H4830 in the following manner: pasture (9x), flock (1x).

  1. pasturing, pasturage, shepherding

    1. pasturing, shepherding

    2. pasturage

    3. flock (meton)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִרְעִית mirʻîyth, meer-eeth'; from H7462 in the sense of feeding; pasturage; concretely, a flock:—flock, pasture.
STRONGS H4830: Abbreviations
† [מַרְעִית] noun feminine pasturing, shepherding, pasturage (always figurative); — suffix מַרְעִיתִי Jeremiah 23:1; Ezekiel 34:31, מַרְעִיתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 74:1; Psalm 79:13, etc.; —
1. pasturing, shepherding, צאֹן מַרְעִיתִי, of Israel as flock of י׳, Jeremiah 23:1; Ezekiel 34:31, compare Psalm 74:1; Psalm 79:13; Psalm 100:3 + Psalm 95:7(read וְעַם יָדוֺ מ׳ צ׳, compare Hup-Now Che).
2. pasturage, Hosea 13:6 (Now כִּרְעוֺתָם), Isaiah 49:9; Jeremiah 25:36.
3. by metonomy = flock Jeremiah 10:21.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

74:1; 74:1; 79:13; 79:13; 95:7; 100:3

Isaiah

49:9

Jeremiah

10:21; 23:1; 23:1; 25:36

Ezekiel

34:31; 34:31

Hosea

13:6

H4830

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4830 matches the Hebrew מַרְעִית (marʿîṯ),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:1 - A Maskil[fn] of Asaph.
O God, why do you cast us off forever?
Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:13 - But we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will give thanks to you forever;
from generation to generation we will recount your praise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:7 - For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
Today, if you hear his voice,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 100:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:3 - Know that the LORD, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;[fn]
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:9 - saying to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’
to those who are in darkness, ‘Appear.’
They shall feed along the ways;
on all bare heights shall be their pasture;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:21 - For the shepherds are stupid
and do not inquire of the LORD;
therefore they have not prospered,
and all their flock is scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1 - “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:36 - A voice—the cry of the shepherds,
and the wail of the lords of the flock!
For the LORD is laying waste their pasture,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:31 - And you are my sheep, human sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:6 - but when they had grazed,[fn] they became full,
they were filled, and their heart was lifted up;
therefore they forgot me.
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