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min: Kind, species, sort

Original Word: מִין
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: miyn
Pronunciation: meen
Phonetic Spelling: (meen)
Definition: Kind, species, sort
Meaning: a sort, species

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 Origin
from 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.

G3313 (μέρος, meros): Meaning a part or portion, this term can refer to a segment of a whole, often used in the context of dividing or apportioning.

G3665 (ὁμοιόω, homoioō): To make like or resemble, used in the New Testament to describe likeness or similarity.

G4133 (πλὴν, plēn): Although primarily a conjunction meaning "but" or "except," it can imply a distinction or separation between kinds or categories.

G4386 (πρόσωπον, prosōpon): While primarily meaning "face" or "appearance," it can also imply the outward form or kind of something.

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, reflect similar concepts of categorization, distinction, and likeness found in the Hebrew מִין, illustrating the continuity of these ideas across the biblical texts.

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.

In Genesis 1:11-12, 21, 24-25, the term is used repeatedly to describe how God created plants and animals according to their kinds. For example, Genesis 1:21 (BSB) states, "So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed, according to their kinds, and every bird of flight according to its kind. And God saw that it was good."

The concept of מִין is significant in understanding the biblical view of creation, emphasizing that each species was created with a specific purpose and place within the ecosystem. This classification reflects the orderliness of God's creation and His sovereignty over all living things.

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 ləmînōw
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Englishman'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
HEB: מַזְרִ֤יעַ זֶ֙רַע֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וְעֵ֧ץ עֹֽשֶׂה־
NAS: seed after their kind, and trees
KJV: seed after his kind, and the tree
INT: yielding seed their kind and trees bearing

Genesis 1:12
HEB: זַרְעוֹ־ ב֖וֹ לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים
NAS: with seed in them, after their kind; and God
KJV: whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God
INT: with seed their kind saw and God

Genesis 1:21
HEB: שָׁרְצ֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־
NAS: swarmed after their kind, and every
KJV: brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged
INT: swarmed the waters their kind and every bird

Genesis 1:21
HEB: ע֤וֹף כָּנָף֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים
NAS: bird after its kind; and God
KJV: fowl after his kind: and God
INT: bird winged kind saw and God

Genesis 1:24
HEB: נֶ֤פֶשׁ חַיָּה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ בְּהֵמָ֥ה וָרֶ֛מֶשׂ
NAS: creatures after their kind: cattle
KJV: creature after his kind, cattle,
INT: creatures living their kind cattle and creeping

Genesis 1:24
HEB: וְחַֽיְתוֹ־ אֶ֖רֶץ לְמִינָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי־ כֵֽן׃
NAS: of the earth after their kind; and it was so.
KJV: of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
INT: living of the earth their kind and it was so

Genesis 1:25
HEB: חַיַּ֨ת הָאָ֜רֶץ לְמִינָ֗הּ וְאֶת־ הַבְּהֵמָה֙
NAS: of the earth after their kind, and the cattle
KJV: of the earth after his kind, and cattle
INT: the beast of the earth their kind and the cattle their kind

Genesis 1:25
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַבְּהֵמָה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־
NAS: and the cattle after their kind, and everything
KJV: and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth
INT: their kind and the cattle their kind and everything creeps

Genesis 1:25
HEB: רֶ֥מֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֖ה לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים
NAS: on the ground after its kind; and God
KJV: upon the earth after his kind: and God
INT: creeps the ground kind saw and God

Genesis 6:20
HEB: מֵהָע֣וֹף לְמִינֵ֗הוּ וּמִן־ הַבְּהֵמָה֙
NAS: Of the birds after their kind, and of the animals
KJV: Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle
INT: of the birds their kind and of the animals

Genesis 6:20
HEB: וּמִן־ הַבְּהֵמָה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ מִכֹּ֛ל רֶ֥מֶשׂ
NAS: and of the animals after their kind, of every
KJV: and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing
INT: and of the animals their kind of every creeping

Genesis 6:20
HEB: רֶ֥מֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֖ה לְמִינֵ֑הוּ שְׁנַ֧יִם מִכֹּ֛ל
NAS: of the ground after its kind, two
KJV: of the earth after his kind, two
INT: creeping of the ground kind two of every

Genesis 7:14
HEB: וְכָל־ הַֽחַיָּ֣ה לְמִינָ֗הּ וְכָל־ הַבְּהֵמָה֙
NAS: beast after its kind, and all
KJV: and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle
INT: and every beast kind and all the cattle

Genesis 7:14
HEB: וְכָל־ הַבְּהֵמָה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ וְכָל־ הָרֶ֛מֶשׂ
NAS: the cattle after their kind, and every
KJV: and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing
INT: and all the cattle their kind and every creeping

Genesis 7:14
HEB: עַל־ הָאָ֖רֶץ לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וְכָל־ הָע֣וֹף
NAS: on the earth after its kind, and every
KJV: upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl
INT: on the earth kind and every bird

Genesis 7:14
HEB: וְכָל־ הָע֣וֹף לְמִינֵ֔הוּ כֹּ֖ל צִפּ֥וֹר
NAS: bird after its kind, all
KJV: and every fowl after his kind, every bird
INT: and every bird kind all of birds

Leviticus 11:14
HEB: וְאֶת־ הָאַיָּ֖ה לְמִינָֽהּ׃
NAS: and the falcon in its kind,
KJV: and the kite after his kind;
INT: and the kite and the falcon kind

Leviticus 11:15
HEB: כָּל־ עֹרֵ֖ב לְמִינֽוֹ׃
NAS: every raven in its kind,
KJV: Every raven after his kind;
INT: every raven kind

Leviticus 11:16
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַנֵּ֖ץ לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃
NAS: and the hawk in its kind,
KJV: and the hawk after his kind,
INT: and the sea and the hawk kind

Leviticus 11:19
HEB: הַחֲסִידָ֔ה הָאֲנָפָ֖ה לְמִינָ֑הּ וְאֶת־ הַדּוּכִיפַ֖ת
NAS: the heron in its kinds, and the hoopoe,
KJV: the heron after her kind, and the lapwing,
INT: and the stork the heron kinds and the hoopoe and the bat

Leviticus 11:22
HEB: אֶת־ הָֽאַרְבֶּ֣ה לְמִינ֔וֹ וְאֶת־ הַסָּלְעָ֖ם
NAS: the locust in its kinds, and the devastating locust
KJV: the locust after his kind, and the bald locust
INT: may eat the locust kinds and the devastating kinds

Leviticus 11:22
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַסָּלְעָ֖ם לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וְאֶת־ הַחַרְגֹּ֣ל
NAS: and the devastating locust in its kinds, and the cricket
KJV: and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle
INT: kinds and the devastating kinds and the cricket kinds

Leviticus 11:22
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַחַרְגֹּ֣ל לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וְאֶת־ הֶחָגָ֖ב
NAS: and the cricket in its kinds, and the grasshopper
KJV: and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper
INT: kinds and the cricket kinds and the grasshopper kinds

Leviticus 11:22
HEB: וְאֶת־ הֶחָגָ֖ב לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃
NAS: and the grasshopper in its kinds.
KJV: and the grasshopper after his kind.
INT: kinds and the grasshopper kinds

31 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4327
31 Occurrences


lə·mî·nāh — 12 Occ.
lə·mî·nê·hem — 1 Occ.
lə·mî·nê·hū — 14 Occ.
lə·mî·nōw — 4 Occ.















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