Strong's Lexicon
migrash or migrashah: Pastureland, open land, common land, outskirts
Original Word:מִגְרָשׁ
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:migrash
Pronunciation:mig-rawsh' or mig-raw-shaw'
Phonetic Spelling:(mig-rawsh')
Definition:Pastureland, open land, common land, outskirts
Meaning:a suburb, the area around a, building, the margin of the sea
Word Origin:Derived from the root verb גָּרַשׁ (garash), meaning "to drive out" or "to expel."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, as the concept of migrash is specific to the Hebrew context of land allocation and inheritance.
Usage:The term "migrash" refers to the open land or pastureland surrounding a city or village. It is often used in the context of the land allocated for the Levites in the Old Testament, serving as pasture for their livestock and as a buffer zone around their cities. The migrash was not to be sold or permanently transferred, as it was considered a part of the inheritance given by God.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, the migrash was an essential part of the community's structure, providing space for agriculture and livestock, which were vital for sustenance and economic stability. The allocation of migrashim (plural) to the Levites, who did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes, underscored their unique role in Israelite society as priests and caretakers of the tabernacle. The migrashim ensured that the Levites had the necessary resources to support themselves while serving the spiritual needs of the people.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
garashDefinitiona common, common land, open land
NASB Translationopen space (1), open spaces (2), pasture (2), pasture lands (109).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Numbers 35:2 (perhaps originally
pasture-land, as place of [cattle]
driving) — absolute
Ezekiel 45:2 2t. +
Ezekiel 48:15 (Co ); construct
Leviticus 25:34; 2Chronicles 31:19; (on
Ezekiel 36:5 compare ); elsewhere plural, absolute
Ezekiel 27:28 (Baer); Co assumed from , compare ; construct
Numbers 35:4 2t.; suffix
Joshua 21:13 (twice in verse) + 42 t.;
Joshua 21:11 46t. in
Joshua 21 (generally or + but also
Joshua 21:21);
Numbers 35:3 4t.;
Numbers 35:7 8t. —
common-land, usually plural, and usually as attached to a city or town, especially as surrounding Levitical cities
Numbers 35:2,3,4,5,7;
Joshua 14:4;
Joshua 21:2 55t.
Joshua 21 (all P; in Manuscripts & old Vrss. are two verses
Joshua 21, between
Joshua 21:35;
Joshua 21:36, with 4t.; omitted by Masora, Editions, Baer, but compare Theile, & Di on the passage);
1 Chronicles 6:40 40t.
1 Chronicles 6;
1 Chronicles 13:2; 2Chronicles 11:14; so also
Leviticus 25:34 (H), 2Chronicles 31:19; lands surrounding the holy city
Ezekiel 48:15,17;
open land or
space about the temple
Ezekiel 45:2; only
1 Chronicles 5:16 of (pasture-) lands in a district, compare . —
Ezekiel 27:28 , if true text, = open country about Tyre (opposed to sea, compare context), but see Da & compare above
see below II. .
(√ of following; compare Arabic
be bulky, massive,
body, Syriac
id.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cast out, suburb
Also (in plural) feminine (Ezek. 27:28) migrashah {mig-raw-shaw'}; fromgarash; a suburb (i.e. Open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea -- cast out, suburb.
see HEBREWgarash
Forms and Transliterations
וּלְמִגְרָ֑שׁ וּמִ֨גְרְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם וּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙ וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ן וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗ם וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ וּמִגְרָ֗שׁ וּמִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ ולמגרש ומגרש ומגרשי ומגרשיה ומגרשיהם ומגרשיהן ומגרשיהן׃ מִגְרְשֵׁ֖י מִגְרְשֵׁ֥י מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙ מִגְרַ֤שׁ מִגְרַ֥שׁ מִגְרָ֥שׁ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃ מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ מִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָ מִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ מִגְרָשֶׁ֗הָ מִגְרָשֶׁ֙הָ֙ מִגְרָשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ מִגְרָשָׁ֖הּ מִגְרָשׁ֮ מִגְרֹשֽׁוֹת׃ מגרש מגרשה מגרשה׃ מגרשות׃ מגרשי מגרשיה מגרשיה׃ מגרשיהם מגרשיהם׃ מגרשיהן מגרשיהן׃ miḡ·rā·šāh miḡ·rā·še·hā miḡ·raš miḡ·rāš miḡ·rə·šê miḡ·rə·šê·hem miḡ·rə·šê·hen miḡ·rō·šō·wṯ miḡraš miḡrāš miḡrāšāh miḡrāšehā migRash migraShah migraSheha migraSheiha miḡrəšê miḡrəšêhem miḡrəšêhen migreShei migresheiHem migresheiHen migroShot miḡrōšōwṯ ū·lə·miḡ·rāš ū·miḡ·rā·še·hā ū·miḡ·rāš ū·miḡ·rə·šê ū·miḡ·rə·šê·hem ū·miḡ·rə·šê·hen ūləmiḡrāš ulemigRash ūmiḡrāš ūmiḡrāšehā umigRash umigraSheiha ūmiḡrəšê ūmiḡrəšêhem ūmiḡrəšêhen umigreShei umigresheiHem umigresheiHen
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