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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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מִגְרָשׁH4054
Pronunciationmigĕrāš

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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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

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 pasturelands27×Joshua 21:3, Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:16, Joshua 21:18
pasturelands4×Numbers 35:7, Joshua 21:11, Joshua 21:42, 1 Chronicles 6:55
together with their pasturelands4×Joshua 21:8, Joshua 21:19, Joshua 21:26, Joshua 21:41
and pasturelands2×Numbers 35:2, 1 Chronicles 13:2
The pasturelands2×Numbers 35:4, 1 Chronicles 5:16
. . .1×2 Chronicles 31:19
[Juttah,]1×1 Chronicles 6:59
along with pasturelands1×Joshua 14:4
and for pastureland1×Ezekiel 48:15
and the pasturelands1×Numbers 35:3
and their pasturelands1×1 Chronicles 6:64
as larger pasturelands1×Numbers 35:5
for open land1×Ezekiel 45:2
its pastureland1×Ezekiel 36:5
pastureland1×Leviticus 25:34
The countryside1×Ezekiel 27:28
The pastureland1×Ezekiel 48:17
together with pasturelands1×Joshua 21:2
with its pasturelands1×1 Chronicles 6:67
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 25:34מִגְרַ֥שׁtopasturelandNoun - masculine singular constructNumbers 35:2וּמִגְרָ֗שׁtoand pasturelandsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 35:3וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗םtoand the pasturelandsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralNumbers 35:4וּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙toThe pasturelandsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructNumbers 35:5מִגְרְשֵׁ֖יtoas larger pasturelandsNoun - masculine plural constructNumbers 35:7מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃topasturelandsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine pluralJoshua 14:4וּמִ֨גְרְשֵׁיהֶ֔םtoalong with pasturelandsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralJoshua 21:2וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ןtotogether with pasturelandsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine pluralJoshua 21:3מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃totheir pasturelandsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine pluralJoshua 21:8מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ןtotogether with their pasturelandsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowLeviticus 25:34
Aligned rows115
Books represented6
Leviticus1Numbers5Joshua581 Chronicles442 Chronicles2Ezekiel5
Source forms
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ20xmiḡ·rā·še·hāJoshua 21:13, Joshua 21:16, Joshua 21:17, Joshua 21:18
מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ14xmiḡ·rā·še·hāJoshua 21:14, Joshua 21:15, Joshua 21:16, Joshua 21:18
מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃11xmiḡ·rā·še·hāJoshua 21:13, Joshua 21:14, Joshua 21:15, Joshua 21:17
מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ11xmiḡ·rā·še·hā1 Chronicles 6:58, 1 Chronicles 6:59, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 1 Chronicles 6:68
מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃11xmiḡ·rā·še·hā1 Chronicles 6:57, 1 Chronicles 6:58, 1 Chronicles 6:67, 1 Chronicles 6:68
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ10xmiḡ·rā·še·hā1 Chronicles 6:57, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 1 Chronicles 6:70, 1 Chronicles 6:71
מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ס5xmiḡ·rā·še·hā1 Chronicles 6:59, 1 Chronicles 6:71, 1 Chronicles 6:73, 1 Chronicles 6:76
וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ס2xū·miḡ·rə·šê·henJoshua 21:19, Joshua 21:33
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular90xJoshua 21:11, Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:14, Joshua 21:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural5xJoshua 21:2, Joshua 21:19, Joshua 21:26, Joshua 21:33
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural3xNumbers 35:7, Joshua 21:3, Joshua 21:8
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural3x1 Chronicles 6:64, 1 Chronicles 13:2, 2 Chronicles 11:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural2xNumbers 35:3, Joshua 14:4
Noun - masculine plural construct2xNumbers 35:5, 1 Chronicles 5:16
Noun - masculine singular2xEzekiel 45:2, Ezekiel 48:17
Noun - masculine singular construct2xLeviticus 25:34, 2 Chronicles 31:19
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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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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