Hebrew · H5612, H4736 · unreviewed

סֵפֶר הַמִּקְנָה

Properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book · properly, a buying , i.e. acquisition ; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); also the sum paid

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סֵפֶר H5612 properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
מִקְנָה H4736 properly, a buying , i.e. acquisition ; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); also the sum paid
Pronunciation miqĕnāh
Acquisition as concrete possession: property or livestock held through purchase or negotiation, not inheritance.
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What does סֵפֶר הַמִּקְנָה (sefer hammiqnah) mean in the Bible?

סֵפֶר · מִקְנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "deed of purchase".

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Meaning

deed of purchase
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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