מִקְנֶה (H4735) — Hebrew Lexicon

מִקְנֶה

𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤄

miqneh

H4735 noun

SILEX Entry

Root קנה to acquire, to buy, to get, to possess

Definition

Domesticated livestock collectively owned or acquired, especially flocks and herds of sheep, goats, cattle, and sometimes camels; more generally, property acquired through purchase, primarily referring to mobile animals rather than immovable property. In specific legal and narrative contexts, denotes wealth or property made up chiefly of domesticated animals rather than land or goods. The semantic range encompasses both the concrete reference to animals and, by extension, the possessions or wealth represented by them.

Semantic Range

livestock, domesticated animals, flocks, herds, movable property, acquisition, wealth in animals, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, property acquired through purchase; in some cases, refers abstractly to 'acquisition' as wealth

Root / Etymology

From the root קנה (q-n-h), meaning 'to acquire, buy, get, obtain.' The noun מִקְנֶה (miqneh) is a formation with the mem-prefix, commonly indicating an instrument or result of the root's action: thus, 'that which is acquired' or 'acquired property.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, מִקְנֶה refers nearly exclusively to living property—herds and flocks (sheep, goats, cattle, camels)—which represented primary wealth in the patriarchal and early monarchic periods. It rarely, if ever, denotes slaves or land, which are named by other terms. The term is prevalent in narratives concerning the patriarchs (Genesis), indicating status, prosperity, or migration patterns tied to animal husbandry. In legal texts, especially in the Covenant Code and Deuteronomic law, מִקְנֶה is used to define obligations or rights regarding livestock. Over time, a person's or group's מִקְנֶה signified not just material holdings but also the basis for economic and social status. English translations often render it as 'cattle,' 'livestock,' or 'herds,' but these may not fully capture that the word signifies movable property of various species. In post-biblical Hebrew, the term retains the general sense of acquired possessions, though later usage shifts further toward abstract 'acquisition.' The meaning should be distinguished from possessions in general (רְכוּשׁ) and specifically from terms for slaves (עֶבֶד) or land (אֲדָמָה, שָׂדֶה).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from קָנָה; something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition; cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.

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Root Family

קנה (q-n-h) — to acquire, to buy, to get, to possess

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H4736	מִקְנָה	the acquisition
H4737	מִקְנֵיָהוּ	and Yahweh-has-acquired
H7014	קַיִן	the Acquired-one
H7066	קְנָא	you will buy
H7069	קָנָה	I will acquire
H7070	קָנֶה	in the reed
H7071	קָנָה	Reed-Brook
H7075	קִנְיָן	acquired property of
H7079	קְנָת	Acquisition-town
H8423	תּוּבַל קַיִן	Qayin

Word Forms

25 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H4735-09`	מִקְנֵֽה	miqeneh	`HNcmsc`	livestock	acquired livestock	24
`H4735-14`	מִקְנֵי/הֶֽם	miqeneyhem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their livestock	their acquired livestock	8
`H4735-20`	וּ/מִקְנֶֽה	umiqeneh	`HC/Ncmsa`	and livestock	and acquired livestock	6
`H4735-11`	מִקְנֵ֗/הוּ	miqenehu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his livestock	his acquired livestock	6
`H4735-10`	מִקְנֵ/הֶ֤ם	miqenehem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their livestock	their acquired livestock	3
`H4735-04`	הַ/מִּקְנֶ֑ה	hamiqeneh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the livestock	the acquired livestock	3
`H4735-12`	מִקְנְ/ךָ֖	miqenekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your livestock	your acquired livestock	3
`H4735-25`	וּ/בְ/מִקְנֵ֥ה	uvemiqeneh	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and for the livestock of	and in acquired livestock of	3
`H4735-13`	מִקְנֵ֜/נוּ	miqenenu	`HNcmsc/Sp1cp`	our livestock	our acquired livestock	2
`H4735-24`	וּ/מִקְנֵי/כֶם֒	umiqeneykhem	`HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp`	and your livestock	and your acquired livestock	2
`H4735-23`	וּ/מִקְנֵי/הֶ֨ם	umiqeneyhem	`HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp`	and their flocks	their acquired livestock	2
`H4735-21`	וּ/מִקְנֵ֖/הוּ	umiqenehu	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his possessions	and his acquired livestock	1
`H4735-07`	מִ/מִּקְנֵ֥ה	mimiqeneh	`HR/Ncmsc`	of the livestock of	from acquired livestock of	1
`H4735-01`	בַּ/מִּקְנֶ֕ה	bamiqeneh	`HRd/Ncmsa`	in livestock	in the acquired livestock	1
`H4735-16`	מִקְנֵי/כֶ֔ם	miqeneykhem	`HNcmpc/Sp2mp`	your livestock	your acquired livestock	1
`H4735-05`	לְ/מִקְנֵ֖/נוּ	lemiqenenu	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp`	for our livestock	for our acquired livestock	1
`H4735-17`	וּ/לְ/מִקְנֵ֨/הוּ֙	ulemiqenehu	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and for his livestock	and to his acquired livestock	1
`H4735-15`	מִקְנֶ֛י/ךָ	miqeneykha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your livestock	your acquired livestock	1
`H4735-06`	לְ/מִקְנֵי/הֶ֖ם	lemiqeneyhem	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp`	for their livestock	to their acquired livestock	1
`H4735-18`	וּ/מִ/מִּקְנֵ֥ה	umimiqeneh	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	but of the livestock of	and from acquired livestock of	1
`H4735-19`	וּ/מִקְנַ֔/י	umiqenay	`HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs`	and my livestock	and my acquired livestock	1
`H4735-03`	בְּ/מִקְנֵי/כֶ֑ם	bemiqeneykhem	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms`	for your livestock	in your acquired livestock	1
`H4735-02`	בְּ/מִקְנְ/ךָ֙	bemiqenekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	on your livestock	in your acquired livestock	1
`H4735-08`	מִקְנַ֖/י	miqenay	`HNcmpc/Sp1cs`	our livestock	my acquired herds	1
`H4735-22`	וּ/מִקְנֵ/כֶם֒	umiqenekhem	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp`	and your livestock	and your acquired livestock	1

Occurrences in Scripture

76 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H4735-20`	Genesis 4:20	וּ/מִקְנֶֽה	umiqeneh	`HC/Ncmsa`	and livestock	and acquired livestock
`H4735-01`	Genesis 13:2	בַּ/מִּקְנֶ֕ה	bamiqeneh	`HRd/Ncmsa`	in livestock	in the acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Genesis 13:7	מִקְנֵֽה	miqeneh	`HNcmsc`	of cattle	acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Genesis 13:7	מִקְנֵה	miqeneh-2	`HNcmsc`	of cattle	acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Genesis 26:14	מִקְנֵה	miqeneh	`HNcmsc`	possessions	acquired livestock
`H4735-20`	Genesis 26:14	וּ/מִקְנֵ֣ה	umiqeneh	`HC/Ncmsc`	and possessions	and acquired livestock
`H4735-04`	Genesis 29:7	הַ/מִּקְנֶ֑ה	hamiqeneh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the livestock	the acquired livestock
`H4735-12`	Genesis 30:29	מִקְנְ/ךָ֖	miqenekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your livestock	your acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Genesis 31:9	מִקְנֵ֥ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsc`	livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-11`	Genesis 31:18	מִקְנֵ֗/הוּ	miqenehu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his livestock	his acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Genesis 31:18	מִקְנֵה֙	miqeneh	`HNcmsc`	livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-17`	Genesis 33:17	וּ/לְ/מִקְנֵ֨/הוּ֙	ulemiqenehu	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and for his livestock	and to his acquired livestock
`H4735-11`	Genesis 34:5	מִקְנֵ֖/הוּ	miqenehu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his livestock	his acquired livestock
`H4735-10`	Genesis 34:23	מִקְנֵ/הֶ֤ם	miqenehem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their livestock	their acquired livestock
`H4735-11`	Genesis 36:6	מִקְנֵ֣/הוּ	miqenehu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his livestock	his acquired livestock
`H4735-14`	Genesis 36:7	מִקְנֵי/הֶֽם	miqeneyhem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their livestock	their acquired livestock
`H4735-14`	Genesis 46:6	מִקְנֵי/הֶ֗ם	miqeneyhem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	cattle	their acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Genesis 46:32	מִקְנֶ֖ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	of livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Genesis 46:34	מִקְנֶ֜ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	of livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Genesis 47:6	מִקְנֶ֖ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	my livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-16`	Genesis 47:16	מִקְנֵי/כֶ֔ם	miqeneykhem	`HNcmpc/Sp2mp`	your livestock	your acquired livestock
`H4735-03`	Genesis 47:16	בְּ/מִקְנֵי/כֶ֑ם	bemiqeneykhem	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms`	for your livestock	in your acquired livestock
`H4735-14`	Genesis 47:17	מִקְנֵי/הֶם֮	miqeneyhem	`HNcmpc/Sp3mp`	livestock	their acquired livestock
`H4735-25`	Genesis 47:17	וּ/בְ/מִקְנֵ֥ה	uvemiqeneh	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and for the livestock of	and in acquired livestock of
`H4735-25`	Genesis 47:17	וּ/בְ/מִקְנֵ֥ה	uvemiqeneh-2	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and for the livestock of	and in acquired livestock of
`H4735-10`	Genesis 47:17	מִקְנֵ/הֶ֔ם	miqenehem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their livestock	their acquired livestock
`H4735-20`	Genesis 47:18	וּ/מִקְנֵ֥ה	umiqeneh	`HC/Ncmsc`	and the livestock	and acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Genesis 49:32	מִקְנֵ֧ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsc`	the purchase	acquired livestock
`H4735-02`	Exodus 9:3	בְּ/מִקְנְ/ךָ֙	bemiqenekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	on your livestock	in your acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Exodus 9:4	מִקְנֵ֣ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsc`	the livestock of	acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Exodus 9:4	מִקְנֵ֣ה	miqeneh-2	`HNcmsc`	the livestock of	acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Exodus 9:6	מִקְנֵ֣ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsc`	the livestock of	acquired livestock
`H4735-18`	Exodus 9:6	וּ/מִ/מִּקְנֵ֥ה	umimiqeneh	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	but of the livestock of	and from acquired livestock of
`H4735-07`	Exodus 9:7	מִ/מִּקְנֵ֥ה	mimiqeneh	`HR/Ncmsc`	of the livestock of	from acquired livestock of
`H4735-12`	Exodus 9:19	מִקְנְ/ךָ֔	miqenekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your livestock	your acquired livestock
`H4735-11`	Exodus 9:20	מִקְנֵ֖/הוּ	miqenehu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his livestock	his acquired livestock
`H4735-11`	Exodus 9:21	מִקְנֵ֖/הוּ	miqenehu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his livestock	his acquired livestock
`H4735-13`	Exodus 10:26	מִקְנֵ֜/נוּ	miqenenu	`HNcmsc/Sp1cp`	our livestock	our acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Exodus 12:38	מִקְנֶ֖ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-08`	Exodus 17:3	מִקְנַ֖/י	miqenay	`HNcmpc/Sp1cs`	our livestock	my acquired herds
`H4735-12`	Exodus 34:19	מִקְנְ/ךָ֙	miqenekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your livestock	your acquired livestock
`H4735-19`	Numbers 20:19	וּ/מִקְנַ֔/י	umiqenay	`HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs`	and my livestock	and my acquired livestock
`H4735-10`	Numbers 31:9	מִקְנֵ/הֶ֛ם	miqenehem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their flocks	their acquired livestock
`H4735-20`	Numbers 32:1	וּ/מִקְנֶ֣ה	umiqeneh	`HC/Ncmsa`	and livestock	and acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Numbers 32:1	מִקְנֶֽה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Numbers 32:4	מִקְנֶ֖ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	for livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Numbers 32:4	מִקְנֶֽה	miqeneh-2	`HNcmsa`	livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-05`	Numbers 32:16	לְ/מִקְנֵ֖/נוּ	lemiqenenu	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp`	for our livestock	for our acquired livestock
`H4735-13`	Numbers 32:26	מִקְנֵ֖/נוּ	miqenenu	`HNcmsc/Sp1cp`	our livestock	our acquired livestock
`H4735-22`	Deuteronomy 3:19	וּ/מִקְנֵ/כֶם֒	umiqenekhem	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp`	and your livestock	and your acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Deuteronomy 3:19	מִקְנֶ֥ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-24`	Joshua 1:14	וּ/מִקְנֵי/כֶם֒	umiqeneykhem	`HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp`	and your livestock	and your acquired livestock
`H4735-06`	Joshua 14:4	לְ/מִקְנֵי/הֶ֖ם	lemiqeneyhem	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp`	for their livestock	to their acquired livestock
`H4735-25`	Joshua 22:8	וּ/בְ/מִקְנֶ֣ה	uvemiqeneh	`HC/R/Ncmsa`	and with livestock	and in acquired livestock of
`H4735-23`	Judges 6:5	וּ/מִקְנֵי/הֶ֨ם	umiqeneyhem	`HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp`	and-their-livestock	their acquired livestock
`H4735-04`	Judges 18:21	הַ/מִּקְנֶ֛ה	hamiqeneh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the livestock	the acquired livestock
`H4735-14`	1 Samuel 23:5	מִקְנֵי/הֶ֔ם	miqeneyhem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their livestock	their acquired livestock
`H4735-04`	1 Samuel 30:20	הַ/מִּקְנֶ֣ה	hamiqeneh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the livestock	the acquired livestock
`H4735-24`	2 Kings 3:17	וּ/מִקְנֵי/כֶ֖ם	umiqeneykhem	`HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp`	and your livestock	and your acquired livestock
`H4735-15`	Isaiah 30:23	מִקְנֶ֛י/ךָ	miqeneykha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your livestock	your acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Jeremiah 9:9	מִקְנֶ֑ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	of cattle	acquired livestock
`H4735-14`	Jeremiah 49:32	מִקְנֵי/הֶם֙	miqeneyhem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	of their livestock	their acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Ezekiel 38:12	מִקְנֶ֣ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	cattle	acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Ezekiel 38:13	מִקְנֶ֣ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	cattle	acquired livestock
`H4735-23`	Psalms 78:48	וּ֝/מִקְנֵי/הֶ֗ם	umiqeneyhem	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	and their flocks	their acquired livestock
`H4735-11`	Job 1:3	מִ֠קְנֵ/הוּ	miqenehu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his livestock	his acquired livestock
`H4735-21`	Job 1:10	וּ/מִקְנֵ֖/הוּ	umiqenehu	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his possessions	and his acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Job 36:33	מִ֝קְנֶ֗ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	cattle/livestock/possession	acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	Ecclesiastes 2:7	מִקְנֶה֩	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`		acquired livestock
`H4735-14`	1 Chronicles 5:9	מִקְנֵי/הֶ֛ם	miqeneyhem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their livestock	their acquired livestock
`H4735-14`	1 Chronicles 5:21	מִקְנֵי/הֶ֗ם	miqeneyhem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their livestock	their acquired livestock
`H4735-14`	1 Chronicles 7:21	מִקְנֵי/הֶֽם	miqeneyhem	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	livestock	their acquired livestock
`H4735-20`	1 Chronicles 28:1	וּ/מִקְנֶה֩	umiqeneh	`HC/Ncmsa`	and livestock	and acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	2 Chronicles 14:14	מִקְנֶ֖ה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-09`	2 Chronicles 26:10	מִקְנֶה	miqeneh	`HNcmsa`	livestock	acquired livestock
`H4735-20`	2 Chronicles 32:29	וּ/מִקְנֵה	umiqeneh	`HC/Ncmsc`	and-possessions	and acquired livestock

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