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Strong's #4830 - מַרְעִית
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
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- pasturing, pasturage, shepherding
- pasturing, shepherding
- pasturage
- flock (meton)
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this Strong's Number
1453) or (ראה RAh) AC: Feed CO: Shepherd AB: Desire: The pictograph r is a picture of the head of a man, the o is a picture of they eye. Combined these mean "man watches". The shepherd closely watched over his flock, often they are his only companions.
A) or (ראה RAh) AC: ? CO: Friend AB: ?
Nm ) or (ראה RAh) - Friend: A close companion. [df: eyr] KJV (188): neighbor, friend, another, fellow, companion, other, brother, husband, lover - Strongs: H7453 (רֵיעַ)
Nf1 ) eor (ראהה RAhH) - Friend: A female companion. KJV (3): companion, fellows - Strongs: H7464 (רֵעָה)
Nf3) tfor (ראהות RAhWT) - Friend: A female companion. KJV (6): neighbor, another, mate - Strongs: H7468 (רְעוּת)
af4) tiorm (מראהית MRAhYT) - Pasture: KJV (10): pasture, flock - Strongs: H4830 (מַרְעִית)
km) orm (מראה MRAh) - Friend: A close companion. KJV (7): companion, friend - Strongs: H4828 (מֵרֵעַ)
H) eor (ראהה RAhH) AC: feed CO: Pasture AB: Desire: One who provides and protects the flock and takes desire in them.
V) eor (ראהה RAhH) - Feed: To provide feed or pasture to the flock. KJV (173): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Piel) feed, shepherd, pastor, herdman, keep, companion, broken, company, devour, eat, entreat - Strongs: H7462 (רָעָה)
Nm) eor (ראהה RAhH) - Friend: KJV (3): friend - Strongs: H7463 (רֵעֶה)
Nf3) tfor (ראהות RAhWT) - Desire: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (9): vexation, pleasure, will - Strongs: H7469 (רְעוּת), H7470 (רְעוּ)
fm) ior (ראהי RAhY) - Pasture: KJV (1): pasture - Strongs: H7471 (רְעִי)
ff1) eior (ראהיה RAhYH) - Love: The love of a friend or flock. KJV (10): love - Strongs: H7474 (רַעְיָה)
hm) eorm (מראהה MRAhH) - Pasture: A place of feeding. KJV (13): pasture, feedingplace - Strongs: H4829 (מִרְעֶה)
fjm) nfior (ראהיונ RAhYWN) - Desire: KJV (3): vexation - Strongs: H7475 (רַעְיוֹן)
J) ofr (רואה RWAh) AC: ? CO: Shepherd AB: ?
fm ) iofr (רואהי RWAhY) - Shepherd: KJV (2): shepherd - Strongs: H7473 (רֹעִי)
Adopted Roots:
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 pasturing, shepherding, צאֹן מַרְעִיתִי, of Israel as flock of ׳י, Jeremiah 23:1; Ezekiel 34:31, compare Psalm 74:1; Psalm 79:13; Psalm 100:3 + Psalm 95:7(read וְעַם יָדוֺ׳מ ׳צ, compare Hup-Now Che).
2 pasturage, Hosea 13:6 (Now כִּרְעוֺתָם), Isaiah 49:9; Jeremiah 25:36.
3 by meton. = flock Jeremiah 10:21.
מַרְעִית fem. (from the root רָעָה)
(1) pasture, pasturing. צאֹן מַרְעִיתִי “the sheep which I tend,” Jeremiah 23:1; Psalms 74:1, 79:13 100:3. עַם מַרְעִיתוֹ “the people that he (God) tends,” Psalms 95:7.
(2) a flock, Jeremiah 10:21.