What does מִקְנָה (miqĕnāh) mean in the Bible?
מִקְנָה (miqĕnāh): Acquisition as concrete possession: property or livestock held through purchase or negotiation, not inheritance.
Hebrew · H4736
מִקְנָה
Properly, a buying , i.e. acquisition ; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); also the sum paid
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מִקְנָהH4736
Pronunciationmiqĕnāh
What does מִקְנָה (miqĕnāh) mean in the Bible?
מִקְנָה (miqĕnāh): Acquisition as concrete possession: property or livestock held through purchase or negotiation, not inheritance.
Full entry for מִקְנָה (H4736) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4736?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of purchase (3), and those purchased (2), or purchased (2), . . . (1), [it] (1).
Where does מִקְנָה (miqĕnāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 17:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (5), Jeremiah (5), Leviticus (4), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itof purchase3×Jeremiah 32:11, Jeremiah 32:14, Jeremiah 32:16
and those purchased2×Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:27
or purchased2×Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23
. . .1×Jeremiah 32:12
[it]1×Leviticus 25:16
has been purchased1×Exodus 12:44
he has purchased1×Leviticus 27:22
his purchase1×Leviticus 25:51
possession1×Genesis 23:18
the price1×Leviticus 25:16
the purchase1×Jeremiah 32:12
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Genesis 17:12וּמִקְנַת־toand those purchasedConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 17:13וּמִקְנַ֣תtoor purchasedConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 17:23מִקְנַ֣תtoor purchasedNoun - feminine singular constructGenesis 17:27וּמִקְנַת־toand those purchasedConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 23:18לְמִקְנָ֖הtopossessionPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularExodus 12:44מִקְנַת־tohas been purchasedNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 25:16מִקְנָת֔וֹtothe priceNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 25:16מִקְנָת֑וֹto[it]Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 25:51מִקְנָתֽוֹ׃tohis purchaseNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 27:22מִקְנָת֔וֹtohe has purchasedNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 17:12
Aligned rows15
Books represented4
Genesis5Exodus1Leviticus4Jeremiah5
Source forms
הַמִּקְנָ֑ה2xham·miq·nāhJeremiah 32:11, Jeremiah 32:12
וּמִקְנַת־2xū·miq·naṯ-Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:27
מִקְנָת֔וֹ2xmiq·nā·ṯōwLeviticus 25:16, Leviticus 27:22
הַמִּקְנָ֗ה1xham·miq·nāhJeremiah 32:12
הַמִּקְנָ֨ה1xham·miq·nāhJeremiah 32:14
הַמִּקְנָ֔ה1xham·miq·nāhJeremiah 32:16
וּמִקְנַ֣ת1xū·miq·naṯGenesis 17:13
לְמִקְנָ֖ה1xlə·miq·nāhGenesis 23:18
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular5xJeremiah 32:11, Jeremiah 32:12, Jeremiah 32:14, Jeremiah 32:16
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular4xLeviticus 25:16, Leviticus 25:51, Leviticus 27:22
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct3xGenesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:27
Noun - feminine singular construct2xGenesis 17:23, Exodus 12:44
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1xGenesis 23:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Acquisition as concrete possession: property or livestock held through purchase or negotiation, not inheritance.
Source Gloss
properly, a buying , i.e. acquisition ; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); also the sum paid
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Acquisition as concrete possession: property or livestock held through purchase or negotiation, not inheritance.
properly, a buying, i.e. acquisition; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); also the sum paid BDB: purchase Usage: (he that is) bought, possession, piece, purchase.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
מִקְנָה is built from this root:
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