Lexicon min: Kind, species, sort Original Word: מִין Strong's Exhaustive Concordance kind From an unused root meaning to portion out; a sort, i.e. Species -- kind. Compare min. see HEBREW min NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition kind, species NASB Translation kind (21), kinds (10). Brown-Driver-Briggs [מִין] noun [masculine] kind, species (Late Hebrew id. (Ecclus 43:25 id.), also schismatic, heretic; Jewish-Aramaic מִינָא, species; Palestinian Syriac = nation PS2094 SchwIdioticon 50; yet not Aramaic loan-word in Hebrew; see LagBN 183 f.); — always suffix + preposition לְמִינֵהוּ Genesis 1:12 (twice in verse) + 2t.; לְמִינוֺ Genesis 1:11 (omitted by ᵐ5) + 3 t.; לְמִינָהּ Genesis 1:24 (twice in verse) + 9 t.; לְמִינָהֿ Ezekiel 47:10 (strike out Co); לְמִינֵהֶם Genesis 1:21; — kind, species, of plant Genesis 1:11,12 (twice in verse); usually of animal (beast, bird, fish, insect) Genesis 1:21,22,24 (twice in verse); Genesis 1:25 (3 t. in verse); Genesis 6:20 (3 t. in verse); Genesis 7:14 (4 t. in verse); Leviticus 11:14,15,16,19,22 (4 t. in verse); Leviticus 11:29 (all P); also Deuteronomy 14:13,14,15,18 (compare Leviticus) Ezekiel 47:10 (on text, compare Co). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to portion out or sort.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1085 (γένος, genos): Refers to race, kind, or family, often used in the New Testament to denote lineage or a group of people sharing a common origin. Usage: The term מִין is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote categories or kinds, particularly in the context of creation and the classification of living creatures. It emphasizes the diversity and order within creation as ordained by God. Context: The Hebrew word מִין (min) appears in the context of the creation narrative, primarily in the book of Genesis. It is used to describe the various categories or kinds of living creatures that God created. This term underscores the organized and intentional design of the natural world, as each species is created according to its kind. The use of מִין highlights the distinctiveness and boundaries set by God for each form of life. Forms and Transliterations לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם לְמִינ֔וֹ לְמִינֵ֑הוּ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ לְמִינֵ֗הוּ לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃ לְמִינָ֑הּ לְמִינָ֔הּ לְמִינָ֗הּ לְמִינָֽהּ׃ לְמִינָה֙ לְמִינֽוֹ׃ למינה למינה׃ למינהו למינהו׃ למינהם למינו למינו׃ lə·mî·nāh lə·mî·nê·hem lə·mî·nê·hū lə·mî·nōw lemiNah ləmînāh lemineHem ləmînêhem lemiNehu ləmînêhū lemiNo ləmînōwLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 1:11 HEB: עֹ֤שֶׂה פְּרִי֙ לְמִינ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר זַרְעוֹ־ NAS: fruit after their kind with seed KJV: fruit after his kind, whose INT: bearing fruit their kind whose seed Genesis 1:12 Genesis 1:12 Genesis 1:21 Genesis 1:21 Genesis 1:24 Genesis 1:24 Genesis 1:25 Genesis 1:25 Genesis 1:25 Genesis 6:20 Genesis 6:20 Genesis 6:20 Genesis 7:14 Genesis 7:14 Genesis 7:14 Genesis 7:14 Leviticus 11:14 Leviticus 11:15 Leviticus 11:16 Leviticus 11:19 Leviticus 11:22 Leviticus 11:22 Leviticus 11:22 Leviticus 11:22 31 Occurrences |