What does מִגְרָשׁ (migĕrāš) mean in the Bible?
מִגְרָשׁ (migĕrāš): Open space designated for grazing and movement; the productive margin around settlements and sacred structures
Hebrew · H4054
מִגְרָשׁ
A suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building , or the margin of the sea
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מִגְרָשׁ H4054
Pronunciation migĕrāš
What does מִגְרָשׁ (migĕrāš) mean in the Bible?
מִגְרָשׁ (migĕrāš): Open space designated for grazing and movement; the productive margin around settlements and sacred structures
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How does the BSB render H4054?
The BSB source-word alignment has 115 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (60), their pasturelands (27), pasturelands (4), together with their pasturelands (4), and pasturelands (2).
Where does מִגְרָשׁ (migĕrāš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 25:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (58), 1 Chronicles (44), Ezekiel (5), Numbers (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It - 60× Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:14, Joshua 21:15, Joshua 21:16
their pasturelands 27× Joshua 21:3, Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:16, Joshua 21:18
pasturelands 4× Numbers 35:7, Joshua 21:11, Joshua 21:42, 1 Chronicles 6:55
together with their pasturelands 4× Joshua 21:8, Joshua 21:19, Joshua 21:26, Joshua 21:41
and pasturelands 2× Numbers 35:2, 1 Chronicles 13:2
The pasturelands 2× Numbers 35:4, 1 Chronicles 5:16
. . . 1× 2 Chronicles 31:19
[Juttah,] 1× 1 Chronicles 6:59
along with pasturelands 1× Joshua 14:4
and for pastureland 1× Ezekiel 48:15
and the pasturelands 1× Numbers 35:3
and their pasturelands 1× 1 Chronicles 6:64
as larger pasturelands 1× Numbers 35:5
for open land 1× Ezekiel 45:2
its pastureland 1× Ezekiel 36:5
pastureland 1× Leviticus 25:34
The countryside 1× Ezekiel 27:28
The pastureland 1× Ezekiel 48:17
together with pasturelands 1× Joshua 21:2
with its pasturelands 1× 1 Chronicles 6:67
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 25:34 מִגְרַ֥שׁ to pastureland Noun - masculine singular construct Numbers 35:2 וּמִגְרָ֗שׁ to and pasturelands Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 35:3 וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗ם to and the pasturelands Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Numbers 35:4 וּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙ to The pasturelands Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Numbers 35:5 מִגְרְשֵׁ֖י to as larger pasturelands Noun - masculine plural construct Numbers 35:7 מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ to pasturelands Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural Joshua 14:4 וּמִ֨גְרְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם to along with pasturelands Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Joshua 21:2 וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ן to together with pasturelands Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural Joshua 21:3 מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ to their pasturelands Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural Joshua 21:8 מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן to together with their pasturelands Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 25:34
Aligned rows 115
Books represented 6
Leviticus 1 Numbers 5 Joshua 58 1 Chronicles 44 2 Chronicles 2 Ezekiel 5
Source forms
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ 20x miḡ·rā·še·hā Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:16, Joshua 21:17, Joshua 21:18
מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ 14x miḡ·rā·še·hā Joshua 21:14, Joshua 21:15, Joshua 21:16, Joshua 21:18
מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃ 11x miḡ·rā·še·hā Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:14, Joshua 21:15, Joshua 21:17
מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ 11x miḡ·rā·še·hā 1 Chronicles 6:58, 1 Chronicles 6:59, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 1 Chronicles 6:68
מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ 11x miḡ·rā·še·hā 1 Chronicles 6:57, 1 Chronicles 6:58, 1 Chronicles 6:67, 1 Chronicles 6:68
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ 10x miḡ·rā·še·hā 1 Chronicles 6:57, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 1 Chronicles 6:70, 1 Chronicles 6:71
מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ס 5x miḡ·rā·še·hā 1 Chronicles 6:59, 1 Chronicles 6:71, 1 Chronicles 6:73, 1 Chronicles 6:76
וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ס 2x ū·miḡ·rə·šê·hen Joshua 21:19, Joshua 21:33
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 90x Joshua 21:11, Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:14, Joshua 21:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural 5x Joshua 21:2, Joshua 21:19, Joshua 21:26, Joshua 21:33
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural 3x Numbers 35:7, Joshua 21:3, Joshua 21:8
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 3x 1 Chronicles 6:64, 1 Chronicles 13:2, 2 Chronicles 11:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2x Numbers 35:3, Joshua 14:4
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Numbers 35:5, 1 Chronicles 5:16
Noun - masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 45:2, Ezekiel 48:17
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Leviticus 25:34, 2 Chronicles 31:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Open space designated for grazing and movement; the productive margin around settlements and sacred structures
Source Gloss
a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building , or the margin of the sea
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Open space designated for grazing and movement; the productive margin around settlements and sacred structures
a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea BDB: common Usage: cast out, suburb.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִגְרָשׁ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain