Strong's Lexicon

H4829

H4829 — מִרעֶה

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

Hebrewmir`ehnoun mascOccurrences: 13TWOT: 2185b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4829
Word:מִרעֶה
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H7462 in the sense of feeding
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:13
Transliteration:mir`eh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:meer-eh'
Meaning:1. pasture (the place or the act) 2. also the haunt of wild animals
KJV Renderings:feeding place, pasture.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7998

מִרְעֶה noun masculine Ezek 34:14 pasturage, pasture; — absolute ׳ מ Gen 47:4 +; construct מִרְעֵה Isa 34:14 suffix מִרְעֵהוּ Job 39:8, מִעֵיכֶם Ezek 34:8 — pasturage, לַצּאֹן Gen 47:4 ( J ), compare 1Chr 4:39; 1Chr 4:41, also Isa 32:14 שָׂמֵן וָטוֺב ׳ מ v Isa 32:40, compare (figurative) Ezek 34:14 (twice in verse); Ezek 34:18a; of cattle Joel 1:18, stag Lam 1:6 = pasture, of wild ass Job 39:8 of כְּפִירִים Nah 2:12 (but read מְעָרָה cave, for מרעה, We Now, || מָעוֺן); יֶתֶר מִרְעֵיכֶם Ezek 34:18b (figurative).


Other Resources

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

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