What does מִין mean in the Bible?
e. species".
Hebrew · H4327
מִין
A sort , i.e. species
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מִין H4327
What does מִין mean in the Bible?
מִין is a Hebrew word meaning "a sort , i.e. species".
Full entry for מִין (H4327) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4327?
The BSB source-word alignment has 31 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include any kind (8), according to their kinds (7), - (6), . . . (3), according to its kind (2).
Where does מִין appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (17), Leviticus (9), Deuteronomy (4), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It any kind 8× Leviticus 11:14, Leviticus 11:16, Leviticus 11:19, Leviticus 11:22
according to their kinds 7× Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25
- 6× Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:14
. . . 3× Leviticus 11:22
according to its kind 2× Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:25
kind 2× Leviticus 11:15, Deuteronomy 14:14
after its kind 1× Genesis 1:21
kind of 1× Genesis 7:14
kinds 1× Ezekiel 47:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:11 לְמִינ֔וֹ to according to its kind Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 1:12 לְמִינֵ֔הוּ to according to their kinds Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 1:12 לְמִינֵ֑הוּ to according to their kinds Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 1:21 לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם to according to their kinds Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 1:21 לְמִינֵ֔הוּ to after its kind Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 1:24 לְמִינָ֔הּ to according to their kinds Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Genesis 1:24 לְמִינָ֑הּ to according to their kinds Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Genesis 1:25 לְמִינָ֗הּ to according to their kinds Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Genesis 1:25 לְמִינָ֔הּ to according to their kinds Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Genesis 1:25 לְמִינֵ֑הוּ to according to its kind Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:11
Aligned rows 31
Books represented 4
Genesis 17 Leviticus 9 Deuteronomy 4 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
לְמִינֵ֑הוּ 5x lə·mî·nê·hū Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:14
לְמִינָ֔הּ 4x lə·mî·nāh Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:14
לְמִינֵ֔הוּ 4x lə·mî·nê·hū Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Leviticus 11:22
לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃ 4x lə·mî·nê·hū Leviticus 11:16, Leviticus 11:22, Leviticus 11:29, Deuteronomy 14:15
לְמִינָ֑הּ 3x lə·mî·nāh Genesis 1:24, Leviticus 11:19, Deuteronomy 14:18
לְמִינָ֗הּ 2x lə·mî·nāh Genesis 1:25, Genesis 7:14
לְמִינָֽהּ׃ 2x lə·mî·nāh Leviticus 11:14, Deuteronomy 14:13
לְמִינ֔וֹ 2x lə·mî·nōw Genesis 1:11, Leviticus 11:22
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 18x Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 12x Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:14
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Genesis 1:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a sort , i.e. species
Source Gloss
a sort , i.e. species
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a sort, i.e. species BDB: kind Usage: kind. Compare 4480.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain