Strong's Lexicon

H4735

H4735 — מִקנֶה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmiqnehnoun mascOccurrences: 76TWOT: 2039b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4735
Word:מִקנֶה
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H7069
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:76
Transliteration:miqneh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mik-neh'
Meaning:1. something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock 2. abstractly, acquisition
KJV Renderings:cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.

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מִקְנֶה76 noun masculine Exod 10:26 cattle; — absolute ׳ מ Gen 46:32 +; construct מִקְנֵה Gen 13:7 +; suffix מִקְנֵהוּ Gen 3:18 +, מִקְנֶיךָ Isa 30:23 ( Ges«GKC:93»§ 93, 88), etc.; plural suffix (but see ii. 112 f.) מִקְנַי Exod 17:3 +, מִקְנֵיכֶם Gen 47:16 +, etc.; —

1. cattle in general, including cows, sheep, horses, asses, camels (any or all of them), as purchasable domestic animals, Gen 47:16 (twice in verse); Gen 47:17 (twice in verse); Exod 9:3 + ( J ), Exod 10:26 ( E ), Deut 3:19 (not in P ), Job 1:3 ; Ps 78:48 ; Jer 9:9; 1Chr 5:21+; so probably ישֵׁב אֹהֶל וּמִקְנֶה Gen 4:20 ( J ) of nomads, מִקְנֵה הַבְּהֵמָה Gen 47:18 ( J ).
2. specifically of cows, sheep, and goats in herds and flocks Gen 13:2 ( J ), Gen 31:9 ( E ), Gen 31:18 ; Gen 36:7; Gen 46:6; Num 32:1 (all P ), Isa 30:23 +; ׳ רֹעֵי מ Gen 46:32; Gen 46:34 ( J ), ׳ שָׂרֵי מ Gen 47:6 ( P ), compare 1Chr 28:1 ׳ רֹקעי מ Gen 13:7 (twice in verse) ( J ); distinguished from בְּהֵמָה Num 31:9 ( P ), Num 32:26 ; 2Kgs 3:17 from קנין Josh 14:4 ( P ) Ezek 38:12; Ezek 38:13 from both Gen 34:23; Gen 36:6 ( P ); צאן ונקר ׳ מָ 2Chr 32:29 בקר וצאן ׳ מ Eccl 2:7 בקר ׳ צאן ומ ׳ מ Gen 26:14; Gen 47:17 ( J ); sheep only Gen 29:7 ( J ) Num 32:16 ( E ). — מִקְנֵה הַשָּׂדֶה Gen 49:32 ( P ) read מִקְנַת; מִקְנֶה אַף על עוֺלֶךְ Job 36:33 read מַקְנֶה ( Hiph`il Participle), or מְקַנֶּךְ ( Pi`el Participle) metal. from קנא, Hi Di Du; 1Sam 30:20 del ׳ הַמּ ᵐ5 We Dr and others, see especially HPS .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מקנה (mik-neh’)

Genesis 4:20

KJV: And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
EHCC: and (of such as have) cattle,

Genesis 26:14

KJV: For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.servants: or, husbandry
EHCC: For he had possession of flocks, and pos-

Exodus 9:8

KJV: And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
EHCC: hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle

Numbers 20:19

KJV: And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.
EHCC: I and my cattle drink of thy

Numbers 81:9

EHCC: and all their flocks,

Numbers 82:1

EHCC: Now...hada very great multitude of cattle:

Deuteronomy 8:19

KJV: And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
EHCC: your little ones, and your cattle, (for) 1

Joshua 1:14

KJV: Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;armed: Heb. marshalled by five
EHCC: your little ones, and your cattle,

Joshua 14:4

KJV: For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
EHCC: suburbs for their cattle

Joshua 22:8

KJV: And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
EHCC: and with very much cattle,

Judges 6:5

KJV: For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.
EHCC: came up with their cattle

Judges 18:21

KJV: So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.
EHCC: the little ones and the cattle

Judges 18:23

KJV: And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?comest…: Heb. art gathered together?
EHCC: 5.and brought away éheir cattle,

Judges 80:20

EHCC: before those (other) cattle,

2 Kings 3:17

KJV: For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
EHCC: and your cattle, and your beasts.

1 Chronicles 6:9

KJV: And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
EHCC: because their 604115 were multiplied

1 Chronicles 8:1

KJV: Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
EHCC: 4ת4. possession of the king,

2 Chronicles 14:15

KJV: They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
EHCC: (14). also the tents of cattle,

2 Chronicles 26:10

KJV: Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.digged…: or, cut out many cisternsCarmel: or, fruitful fieldshusbandry: Heb. ground
EHCC: for he had much cattle,

2 Chronicles 82:29

EHCC: provided him cities. and possessions of

Job 1:8

KJV: And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?considered: Heb. set thy heart on
EHCC: His substance (marg. or, cattle) also was

Job 36:33

KJV: The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.the vapour: Heb. that which goeth up
EHCC: the cattle also concerning the wapour,

Psalms 78:48

KJV: He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.gave…: Heb. shut uphot…: or, lightnings
EHCC: and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

Ecclesiastes 2:7

KJV: I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:servants born…: Heb. sons of my house
EHCC: possessions of great and small

Isaiah 80:23

EHCC: thy cattle feed תו large pastures.

Jeremiah 9:10

KJV: For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.habitations: or, pasturesburned up: or, desolateboth…: Heb. from the fowl even to, etc
EHCC: (9).hear the voice ofthe cattle;

Jeremiah 49:32

KJV: And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the Lord.in…: Heb. cut off into corners, or, that have the corners of their hair polled
EHCC: multitude of their cattle a spoil:

Ezekiel 88:19

EHCC: which have gotten cattle and
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