What does סֵפֶר · מִקְנָה mean in the Bible?
סֵפֶר · מִקְנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "deed of purchase".
Hebrew · H5612, H4736
סֵפֶר הַמִּקְנָה
Properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book · properly, a buying , i.e. acquisition ; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); also the sum paid
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סֵפֶר H5612 properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
מִקְנָה H4736 properly, a buying , i.e. acquisition ; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); also the sum paid
Pronunciation miqĕnāh
Acquisition as concrete possession: property or livestock held through purchase or negotiation, not inheritance.
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What does סֵפֶר הַמִּקְנָה (sefer hammiqnah) mean in the Bible?
סֵפֶר · מִקְנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "deed of purchase".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5612, H4736?
H5612, H4736 is connected to 203 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. deed of purchase
Strong's H5612, H4736
Lexical occurrences 203 verses Source Gloss
deed of purchase
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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