מִרְעִית

Strong’s Definition

pasturage; concretely, a flock

Etymology & Derivation

from H7462 (רָעָה) in the sense of feeding;

KJV Usage

flock, pasture.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.pasturing, pasturage, shepherding
• 2.pasturing, shepherding
• 3.pasturage
• 4.flock (metonymy)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mirʻîyth; Pronunciation: meer-eeth'