Mirit מַרְעִית
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| מַרְעִית | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mirit |
| Strong's number | H4830 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | pasturing |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (4) |
Mirit (Hebrew מַרְעִית, Strong's H4830) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “pasturing”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) pasturing, pasturage, shepherding
1a) pasturing, shepherding
1b) pasturage
1c) flock (meton)
1a) pasturing, shepherding
1b) pasturage
1c) flock (meton)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pasture (8), pastures (1), flocks (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | your pasture (2), his pasture (2), my pasture (2), find pasture (1), flock (1), their pasture (1), they had pasture (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mirit, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 74:1O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
- Psalm 79:13So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.
- Psalm 95:7For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
- Psalm 100:3Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 49:9That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 10:21For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.
- Jeremiah 23:1Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 25:36A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the Lord hath spoiled their pasture.Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 34:31And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
Hosea
- Hosea 13:6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).