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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 psalm[fn] of Asaph.

O God, why have you rejected us so long?
Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:13 - Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will thank you forever and ever,
praising your greatness from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:7 - for he is our God.
We are the people he watches over,
the flock under his care.
If only you would listen to his voice today!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 100:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:3 - Acknowledge that the LORD is God!
He made us, and we are his.[fn]
We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:9 - I will say to the prisoners, ‘Come out in freedom,’
and to those in darkness, ‘Come into the light.’
They will be my sheep, grazing in green pastures
and on hills that were previously bare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:21 - The shepherds of my people have lost their senses.
They no longer seek wisdom from the LORD.
Therefore, they fail completely,
and their flocks are scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1 - “What sorrow awaits the leaders of my people—the shepherds of my sheep—for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones they were expected to care for,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:36 - Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds.
The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair,
for the LORD is ruining their pastures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:31 - You are my flock, the sheep of my pasture. You are my people, and I am your God. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:6 - But when you had eaten and were satisfied,
you became proud and forgot me.
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