4736. miqnah

Lexicon

miqnah: Possession, property, livestock, cattle

Original Word: מִקְנָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: miqnah
Pronunciation: mik-neh'
Phonetic Spelling: (mik-naw')
Definition: Possession, property, livestock, cattle
Meaning: a buying, acquisition, a piece of property, the sum paid

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

he that is bought, possession, piece, purchase

Feminine of miqneh; properly, a buying, i.e. Acquisition; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); also the sum paid -- (he that is) bought, possession, piece, purchase.

see HEBREW miqneh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from qanah
Definition
a purchase
NASB Translation
bought (2), possession (1), price (2), purchase (6), purchased (1), who is bought (2), who were bought (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מִקְנָה noun feminine purahase; — absolute ׳מ Genesis 23:18 +; construct מִפְנַת Genesis 17:12 +; suffix מִקְנָתוֺ Leviticus 25:16 +; —

1 purchase, מִקְנַת כֶּסֶף Genesis 17:12,13,23,27; Exodus 12:44 (all P); ׳סֵפֶר הַמּ document of purchase Jeremiah 32:11,12 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 32:14,16.

2 purchase-price, Leviticus 25:16 (twice in verse); Leviticus 25:51; Leviticus 27:22 (P).

3 possession (gained by purchase), לְמִקְנָה Genesis 23:18 (P).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root קָנָה (qanah), which means "to acquire" or "to buy."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct one-to-one correspondence in the Greek Strong's entries, related concepts of acquisition and property can be found in terms such as κτῆσις (ktēsis • Strong's Greek 2932), which means "possession" or "property," and ἀγοράζω (agorazō • Strong's Greek 59), meaning "to buy" or "to purchase." These Greek terms capture similar themes of ownership and transaction found in the Hebrew מִקְנָה.

Usage: The word מִקְנָה is used in the context of transactions involving property or land, emphasizing the act of acquiring or purchasing.

Context: • מִקְנָה (miqnah) appears in the Hebrew Bible in contexts that describe the acquisition of land or property. It is often associated with legal transactions and the formal process of purchasing. The term underscores the importance of ownership and the legal rights associated with property in ancient Israelite society.
• In Genesis 47:22, the term is used to describe the land that was not acquired by Joseph during the famine in Egypt: "Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for it was their allotment from Pharaoh, and they lived off the allotment Pharaoh had given them. That is why they did not sell their land."
• The concept of מִקְנָה is significant in understanding the economic and social structures of biblical times, where land ownership was a crucial aspect of wealth and stability. The term also highlights the legal and covenantal aspects of property transactions, as seen in various biblical narratives.
• The use of מִקְנָה in the Hebrew Bible reflects the broader cultural and legal practices of the ancient Near East, where property rights and transactions were meticulously documented and regulated.

Forms and Transliterations

הַמִּקְנָ֑ה הַמִּקְנָ֔ה הַמִּקְנָ֗ה הַמִּקְנָ֨ה המקנה וּמִקְנַ֣ת וּמִקְנַת־ ומקנת ומקנת־ לְמִקְנָ֖ה למקנה מִקְנַ֣ת מִקְנַת־ מִקְנָת֑וֹ מִקְנָת֔וֹ מִקְנָתֽוֹ׃ מקנת מקנת־ מקנתו מקנתו׃ ham·miq·nāh hammikNah hammiqnāh lə·miq·nāh lemikNah ləmiqnāh mikNat miknaTo miq·nā·ṯōw miq·naṯ miq·naṯ- miqnaṯ miqnaṯ- miqnāṯōw ū·miq·naṯ ū·miq·naṯ- umiknat ūmiqnaṯ ūmiqnaṯ-

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 17:12
HEB: יְלִ֣יד בָּ֔יִת וּמִקְנַת־ כֶּ֙סֶף֙ מִכֹּ֣ל
NAS: in the house or who is bought with money
KJV: in the house, or bought with money
INT: A who the house who money any

Genesis 17:13
HEB: יְלִ֥יד בֵּֽיתְךָ֖ וּמִקְנַ֣ת כַּסְפֶּ֑ךָ וְהָיְתָ֧ה
NAS: in your house or who is bought with your money
KJV: in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money,
INT: A who your house who your money thus

Genesis 17:23
HEB: וְאֵת֙ כָּל־ מִקְנַ֣ת כַּסְפּ֔וֹ כָּל־
NAS: and all who were bought with his money,
KJV: in his house, and all that were bought with his money,
INT: his house and all who his money every

Genesis 17:27
HEB: יְלִ֣יד בָּ֔יִת וּמִקְנַת־ כֶּ֖סֶף מֵאֵ֣ת
NAS: in the house or bought with money
KJV: in the house, and bought with money
INT: who the house bought money afflicted

Genesis 23:18
HEB: לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם לְמִקְנָ֖ה לְעֵינֵ֣י בְנֵי־
NAS: to Abraham for a possession in the presence
KJV: Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence
INT: to Abraham A possession the presence of the sons

Exodus 12:44
HEB: עֶ֥בֶד אִ֖ישׁ מִקְנַת־ כָּ֑סֶף וּמַלְתָּ֣ה
NAS: slave purchased with money,
KJV: servant that is bought for money,
INT: slave man's purchased money have circumcised

Leviticus 25:16
HEB: הַשָּׁנִ֗ים תַּרְבֶּה֙ מִקְנָת֔וֹ וּלְפִי֙ מְעֹ֣ט
NAS: you shall increase its price, and in proportion
KJV: thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according
INT: of the years shall increase price proportion to the fewness

Leviticus 25:16
HEB: הַשָּׁנִ֔ים תַּמְעִ֖יט מִקְנָת֑וֹ כִּ֚י מִסְפַּ֣ר
NAS: you shall diminish its price, for [it is] a number
KJV: thou shalt diminish the price of it: for [according] to the number
INT: of the years shall diminish price for a number

Leviticus 25:51
HEB: גְּאֻלָּת֔וֹ מִכֶּ֖סֶף מִקְנָתֽוֹ׃
NAS: he shall refund part of his purchase price
KJV: out of the money that he was bought for.
INT: redemption price of his purchase

Leviticus 27:22
HEB: אֶת־ שְׂדֵ֣ה מִקְנָת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֕ר לֹ֖א
NAS: a field which he has bought, which
KJV: a field which he hath bought, which [is] not of the fields
INT: if A field has bought which A part

Jeremiah 32:11
HEB: אֶת־ סֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֑ה אֶת־ הֶֽחָת֛וּם
NAS: the deeds of purchase, both the sealed
KJV: the evidence of the purchase, [both] that which was sealed
INT: took the deeds of purchase the sealed the terms

Jeremiah 32:12
HEB: אֶת־ הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֗ה אֶל־ בָּר֣וּךְ
NAS: the deed of purchase to Baruch
KJV: the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch
INT: gave the deed of purchase to Baruch

Jeremiah 32:12
HEB: הַכֹּתְבִ֖ים בְּסֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֑ה לְעֵינֵי֙ כָּל־
NAS: the deed of purchase, before
KJV: the book of the purchase, before
INT: signed the deed of purchase before all

Jeremiah 32:14
HEB: אֵ֣ת סֵפֶר֩ הַמִּקְנָ֨ה הַזֶּ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת
NAS: sealed deed of purchase and this open
KJV: this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed,
INT: these deed of purchase this sealed

Jeremiah 32:16
HEB: אֶת־ סֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֔ה אֶל־ בָּר֥וּךְ
NAS: the deed of purchase to Baruch
KJV: the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch
INT: had given the deed of purchase to Baruch

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4736
15 Occurrences

ham·miq·nāh — 5 Occ.
lə·miq·nāh — 1 Occ.
miq·naṯ — 2 Occ.
miq·nā·ṯōw — 4 Occ.
ū·miq·naṯ- — 3 Occ.