מִקְנֵי/הֶֽם
𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌
miqeneyhem
livestock
from קָנָה; something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition; cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.
1 Chronicles 7:21 · Word #16
Lexicon H4735
| Lemma | מִקְנֶה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | miqneh |
| Strong's | H4735 |
| In-context | livestock |
Morphology HNcmsc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H4735-14
their acquired livestock
| Root | קנה (q-n-h) |
| Core Meanings | to acquire, to purchase, to obtain, to possess |
| Semantic Range | livestock, cattle, herds, flocks, acquired property, possessions, wealth gained by purchase |
| Conceptual Significance | In the ancient Near Eastern context, livestock represented primary tangible wealth and covenantal blessing. As that which is “acquired,” מִקְנֶה highlights both economic substance and the tangible outworking of divine provision or judgment in Israel’s narrative. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular (occasionally plural) noun in construct form with 3mp pronominal suffix (“-their”). Though grammatically singular in most occurrences here, it functions as a collective noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִקְנֶה derives from the root קנה (“to acquire, purchase”), denoting that which has been acquired, especially livestock as wealth. The form is masculine singular construct with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix, thus “their acquired livestock,” preserving both the root sense of acquisition and the plural possessive. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root קנה (to acquire, to purchase, to obtain, to possess)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4735-01 |
bamiqeneh | in the acquired livestock |
H7070-01 |
baqaneh | on the reed-stalk |
H4735-02 |
bemiqenekha | on your acquired livestock |
Word Usage (76 occurrences of H4735)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 4:20 | וּ/מִקְנֶֽה | umiqeneh | and livestock |
| Genesis 13:2 | בַּ/מִּקְנֶ֕ה | bamiqeneh | in livestock |
| Genesis 13:7 | מִקְנֵֽה | miqeneh | of cattle |