Strong's Hebrew: 4054. מִגְרָשׁ (migrash or migrashah) -- Pastureland, open land, common land, outskirts

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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 Origin
from garash
Definition
a common, common land, open land
NASB Translation
open space (1), open spaces (2), pasture (2), pasture lands (109).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מִגְרָשׁ noun masculine^{Numbers 35:2} common, common-land, open land (perhaps originally pasture-land, as place of [cattle] driving) — absolute ׳מ Ezekiel 45:2 2t. + Ezekiel 48:15 (Co מגרשָׁהּ); construct מִגְרַשׁ Leviticus 25:34; 2Chronicles 31:19; (on מִגְרָשָׁהּ Ezekiel 36:5 compare גרשׁ); elsewhere plural, absolute מִגְרשׁוֺת Ezekiel 27:28 (Baer); Co מרעשׁת assumed from רָעַשׁ, compare ᵐ5; construct מִגְרְשֵׁי Numbers 35:4 2t.; suffix מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ Joshua 21:13 (twice in verse) + 42 t.; מִגְרָשֶׁהָ Joshua 21:11 46t. in Joshua 21 (generally ֑ or ֔ + but also ֖ Joshua 21:21); מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם Numbers 35:3 4t.; מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶן 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 ׳מ4t.; 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׳שְׂדֵה מ Leviticus 25:34 (H), ׳שְׂדֵי מ2Chronicles 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 כלמִֿגְרְשֵׁי שָׁרוֺן of (pasture-) lands in a district, compare שׁרון. — Ezekiel 27:28 מגרשׁות, if true text, = open country about Tyre (opposed to sea, compare context), but see Da & compare above

גֹּרֹתָיו see גּוֺר below II. גור.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cast out, suburb

Also (in plural) feminine (Ezek. 27:28) migrashah {mig-raw-shaw'}; from garash; 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 HEBREW garash

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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Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 25:34
HEB: וּֽשְׂדֵ֛ה מִגְרַ֥שׁ עָרֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א
NAS: But pasture fields of their cities
KJV: But the field of the suburbs of their cities
INT: fields pasture of their cities not

Numbers 35:2
HEB: עָרִ֣ים לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרָ֗שׁ לֶֽעָרִים֙ סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם
NAS: to the Levites pasture lands around
KJV: [also] unto the Levites suburbs for the cities
INT: cities to live pasture the cities around

Numbers 35:3
HEB: לָהֶ֖ם לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗ם יִהְי֤וּ לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙
NAS: to live in; and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle
KJV: shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle,
INT: the cities to live and their pasture shall be for their cattle

Numbers 35:4
HEB: וּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙ הֶֽעָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: The pasture lands of the cities which
KJV: And the suburbs of the cities,
INT: the pasture of the cities which

Numbers 35:5
HEB: יִהְיֶ֣ה לָהֶ֔ם מִגְרְשֵׁ֖י הֶעָרִֽים׃
NAS: theirs as pasture lands for the cities.
KJV: [shall be] in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
INT: This shall become pasture the cities

Numbers 35:7
HEB: אֶתְהֶ֖ן וְאֶת־ מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃
NAS: cities, together with their pasture lands.
KJV: cities: them [shall ye give] with their suburbs.
INT: and eight cities their pasture

Joshua 14:4
HEB: עָרִים֙ לָשֶׁ֔בֶת וּמִ֨גְרְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם לְמִקְנֵיהֶ֖ם וּלְקִנְיָנָֽם׃
NAS: to live in, with their pasture lands for their livestock
KJV: to dwell [in], with their suburbs for their cattle
INT: cities to live their pasture their livestock their property

Joshua 21:2
HEB: עָרִ֖ים לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ן לִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃
NAS: to live in, with their pasture lands for our cattle.
KJV: to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
INT: cities to live their pasture our cattle

Joshua 21:3
HEB: הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֶת־ מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃
NAS: cities with their pasture lands, according
KJV: these cities and their suburbs.
INT: cities these their pasture

Joshua 21:8
HEB: הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֶת־ מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה
NAS: cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD
KJV: these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD
INT: cities these their pasture after had commanded

Joshua 21:11
HEB: יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָ סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: with its surrounding pasture lands.
KJV: [country] of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about
INT: of Judah for pasture surrounding

Joshua 21:13
HEB: חֶבְר֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ וְאֶת־ לִבְנָ֖ה
NAS: for the manslayer, with its pasture lands,
KJV: Hebron with her suburbs, [to be] a city
INT: the manslayer Hebron pasture and Libnah lands

Joshua 21:13
HEB: לִבְנָ֖ה וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃
NAS: with its pasture lands, and Libnah
KJV: and Libnah with her suburbs,
INT: pasture and Libnah lands

Joshua 21:14
HEB: יַתִּר֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ
NAS: and Jattir with its pasture lands
KJV: And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa
INT: and Jattir pasture and Eshtemoa lands

Joshua 21:14
HEB: אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃
NAS: with its pasture lands and Eshtemoa
KJV: and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
INT: pasture and Eshtemoa lands

Joshua 21:15
HEB: חֹלֹן֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ דְּבִ֖ר
NAS: and Holon with its pasture lands
KJV: And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir
INT: and Holon pasture and Debir lands

Joshua 21:15
HEB: דְּבִ֖ר וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃
NAS: with its pasture lands and Debir
KJV: and Debir with her suburbs,
INT: pasture and Debir lands

Joshua 21:16
HEB: עַ֣יִן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֗הָ וְאֶת־ יֻטָּה֙
NAS: and Ain with its pasture lands
KJV: And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah
INT: and Ain pasture and Juttah lands

Joshua 21:16
HEB: יֻטָּה֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ אֶת־ בֵּ֥ית
NAS: with its pasture lands and Juttah
KJV: and Juttah with her suburbs, [and] Bethshemesh
INT: pasture and Juttah lands Beth-shemesh pasture

Joshua 21:16
HEB: שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֣ים תֵּ֔שַׁע
NAS: and Juttah with its pasture lands [and] Beth-shemesh
KJV: [and] Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine
INT: lands Beth-shemesh pasture cities nine

Joshua 21:17
HEB: גִּבְע֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ אֶת־ גֶּ֖בַע
NAS: Gibeon with its pasture lands,
KJV: Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba
INT: of Benjamin Gibeon pasture Geba lands

Joshua 21:17
HEB: גֶּ֖בַע וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃
NAS: with its pasture lands, Geba
KJV: Geba with her suburbs,
INT: pasture Geba lands

Joshua 21:18
HEB: עֲנָתוֹת֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ עַלְמ֖וֹן
NAS: Anathoth with its pasture lands
KJV: Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon
INT: Anathoth pasture and Almon lands

Joshua 21:18
HEB: עַלְמ֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃
NAS: with its pasture lands and Almon
KJV: and Almon with her suburbs; four
INT: pasture and Almon lands cities four

Joshua 21:19
HEB: עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה עָרִ֖ים וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ ס
NAS: cities with their pasture lands.
KJV: cities with their suburbs.
INT: ten cities their pasture