מִקְנָה
miq.nah
purchase
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "מִקְנָה" (miq.nah), with Strong's number H4736, translates to "purchase." This term falls within the semantic domain of Commerce & Wealth, indicating its association with financial transactions and the acquisition of valuable items or assets. In its 15 occurrences in the Bible, "מִקְנָה" is used to describe the act of acquiring something, including land, property, and possibly other forms of wealth, such as livestock or goods. This word likely refers to the action of buying, whether through market exchange or other means of acquisition. The frequency and range of usage suggest that "מִקְנָה" was a common concept in ancient Hebrew commerce and social life. Given its association with acquiring valuable assets and its prominent usage across various biblical contexts, "מִקְנָה" holds significance as an essential term in ancient Hebrew understanding of commerce and property.
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Occurrences in Scripture
15 total occurrences across the text
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;
Jeremiah 32:12and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard.
Jeremiah 32:12and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard.
Jeremiah 32:14Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.’
Jeremiah 32:16Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to Yahweh, saying,
Genesis 17:12He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring.
Genesis 17:13He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
Genesis 17:23Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money: every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.
Genesis 17:27All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
Genesis 23:18to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
Exodus 12:44but every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.
Leviticus 25:16According to the length of the years you shall increase its price, and according to the shortness of the years you shall diminish its price; for he is selling the number of the crops to you.
Leviticus 25:16According to the length of the years you shall increase its price, and according to the shortness of the years you shall diminish its price; for he is selling the number of the crops to you.
Leviticus 25:51If there are yet many years, according to them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
Leviticus 27:22“ ‘If he dedicates a field to Yahweh which he has bought, which is not of the field of his possession,