מִקְנֶה
Transliteration
miqnê
Pronunciation
mik-neh'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קָנָה (H7069)
Dictionary Aids

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׳ 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