Lexical Definition

‎מִקְנָה‎ miqnâh (mik-naw') purchase ^H:N-F
feminine of ‎מִקְנֶה‎

(he that is) bought, possession, piece, purchase.

• properly, a buying, i.e. acquisition
• concretely, a piece of property (land or living)
• also the sum paid

1) purchase
1a) purchase
1b) purchase-price
1c) possession (gained by purchase)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִקְנָה‎ noun feminine purahase; — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Gen 23:18 +; construct ‎מִפְנַת‎ Gen 17:12 +; suffix ‎מִקְנָתוֺ‎ Lev 25:16 +; —

1. purchase, ‎מִקְנַת כֶּסֶף‎ Gen 17:12; Gen 17:13; Gen 17:23; Gen 17:27; Exod 12:44 (all P); ‎׳‎‎סֵפֶר הַמּ‎ document of purchase Jer 32:11; Jer 32:12 (twice in verse); Jer 32:14; Jer 32:16.

2. purchase-price, Lev 25:16 (twice in verse); Lev 25:51; Lev 27:22 (P).

3. possession (gained by purchase), ‎לְמִקְנָה‎ Gen 23:18 (P).

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