The meaning of “מִקְנֶה”
Understanding miqneh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance. - something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock - abstractly...
מִקְנֶה
cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance. - something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock - abstractly, acquisition 1) cattle, livestock 1a) cattle, livestock 1a1) in general of a purchasable domestic animal 1b) cows, sheep, goats (in herds and flocks)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 34:23 | “Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.” Word: מִקְנֶה (miqneh) | |
| Deuteronomy 3:19 | “But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;” Word: מִקְנֶה (miqneh) | |
| 1 Samuel 30:20 | “And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.” Word: מִקְנֶה (miqneh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 26:10 | “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.” Word: מִקְנֶה (miqneh) | |
| Ecclesiastes 2:7 | “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:” Word: מִקְנֶה (miqneh) |