מִקְנֶהmiqneh
Pronunciation: mik-neh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4735
Meanings
1. cattle, in general, including cows, sheep, horses, asses, camels (any or all of them), as purchasable domestic animals (Genesis 47:16; Genesis 47:17; Exodus 9:3)
2. specifically of cows, sheep, and goats in herds and flocks (Genesis 13:2; Genesis 31:9; Genesis 31:18)
Same root
- קָנָהqânâh · H7069to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
- מִקְנָהmiqnâh · H4736properly, a buying, i.e. acquisition; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); also the sum paid
- מִקְנֵיָהוּMiqnêyâhûw · H4737Miknejah, an Israelite
Where it appears
Appears 76 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 4:20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
- Genesis 13:2 (Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)
- Genesis 13:7 So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.)
- Genesis 26:14 He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.
- Genesis 29:7 Jacob said, “Look, it’s still broad daylight—too early to round up the animals. Why don’t you water the sheep and goats so they can get back out to pasture?”
- Genesis 30:29 Jacob replied, “You know how hard I’ve worked for you, and how your flocks and herds have grown under my care.
See every passage
- Genesis 4:20, 13:2, 13:7, 26:14, 29:7, 30:29, 31:9, 31:18, 33:17, 34:5, 34:23, 36:6, 36:7, 46:6, 46:32, 46:34, 47:6, 47:16, 47:17, 47:18, 49:32
- Exodus 9:3, 9:4, 9:6, 9:7, 9:19, 9:20, 9:21, 10:26, 12:38, 17:3, 34:19
- Numbers 20:19, 31:9, 32:1, 32:4, 32:16, 32:26
- Deuteronomy 3:19
- Joshua 1:14, 14:4, 22:8
- Judges 6:5, 18:21
- 1 Samuel 23:5, 30:20
- 2 Kings 3:17
- 1 Chronicles 5:9, 5:21, 7:21, 28:1
- 2 Chronicles 14:15, 26:10, 32:29
- Job 1:3, 1:10, 36:33
- Psalms 78:48
- Ecclesiastes 2:7
- Isaiah 30:23
- Jeremiah 9:10, 49:32
- Ezekiel 38:12, 38:13
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).