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מִרְעֶה

Pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animals

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מִרְעֶהH4829

What does מִרְעֶה mean in the Bible?

מִרְעֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animals".

Full entry for מִרְעֶה (H4829) · Open the biblical lexicon

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What does מִרְעֶה mean in the Bible?

מִרְעֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animals".

How does the BSB render H4829?

The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include pasture (8), and a pasture (1), for pasture (1), of the pasture (1), or the feeding ground (1).

Where does מִרְעֶה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 47:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), 1 Chronicles (3), Genesis (1), Isaiah (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 It
pasture8×Genesis 47:4, 1 Chronicles 4:39, 1 Chronicles 4:40, Lamentations 1:6
and a pasture1×Isaiah 32:14
for pasture1×Job 39:8
of the pasture1×Ezekiel 34:18
or the feeding ground1×Nahum 2:11
there was pasture1×1 Chronicles 4:41
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 47:4מִרְעֶ֗הtopastureNoun - masculine singular1 Chronicles 4:39מִרְעֶ֖הtopastureNoun - masculine singular1 Chronicles 4:40מִרְעֶה֙topastureNoun - masculine singular1 Chronicles 4:41מִרְעֶ֥הtothere was pastureNoun - masculine singularJob 39:8מִרְעֵ֑הוּtofor pastureNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIsaiah 32:14מִרְעֵ֥הtoand a pastureNoun - masculine singular constructLamentations 1:6מִרְעֶ֔הtopastureNoun - masculine singularEzekiel 34:14בְּמִרְעֶה־topasturePreposition-b | Noun - masculine singularEzekiel 34:14וּמִרְעֶ֥הtopastureConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularEzekiel 34:18הַמִּרְעֶ֤הtopastureArticle | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 47:4
Aligned rows13
Books represented8
Genesis11 Chronicles3Job1Isaiah1Lamentations1Ezekiel4Joel1Nahum1
Source forms
וּמִרְעֶ֥ה2xū·mir·‘ehEzekiel 34:14, Nahum 2:11
מִרְעֶ֖ה2xmir·‘eh1 Chronicles 4:39, Joel 1:18
בְּמִרְעֶה־1xbə·mir·‘eh-Ezekiel 34:14
הַמִּרְעֶ֤ה1xham·mir·‘ehEzekiel 34:18
מִרְעֵ֥ה1xmir·‘êhIsaiah 32:14
מִרְעֶ֗ה1xmir·‘ehGenesis 47:4
מִרְעֶה֙1xmir·‘eh1 Chronicles 4:40
מִרְעֶ֥ה1xmir·‘eh1 Chronicles 4:41
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular6xGenesis 47:4, 1 Chronicles 4:39, 1 Chronicles 4:40, 1 Chronicles 4:41
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2xEzekiel 34:14, Nahum 2:11
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xEzekiel 34:18
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural1xEzekiel 34:18
Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 32:14
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xJob 39:8
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1xEzekiel 34:14
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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

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