מַרְעִית
marʿît
pasturing
Strong's H4830NounHebrewTWOT 2185c

מַרְעִית (marʿît) is a Hebrew noun meaning pasturing. It appears 10 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4830).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2185c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2185c)pasturing, shepherding, pasturage; flock; pasture
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַרְעִית noun, feminine: pasturing, shepherding, pasturage

Strong's H4830 מִרְעִית: pasturage; concretely, a flock
KJV:flock, pasture.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2185: רָעָה rāʿâ — pasture, tend, graze; rule, associate, pastoral, shepherd; companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep, keeper, pastor, shearing house, wander, waste…

See it in Scripture

Psalms 74:1Isaiah 49:9Jeremiah 10:21

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