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Mikne (מקנה) means livestock in Hebrew.

It can also mean beast of burden. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מִקְנֶה
mikne
noun · masculine
In English

livestock, beast of burden

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mikne.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    לשון המקראסַךְ רְכוּשׁוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם בְּבַהֲמוֹתָיו.
    וְאַבְרָם כָּבֵד מְאֹד בַּמִּקְנֶה, בַּכֶּסֶף וּבַזָּהָב
  2. 2
    קִנְיָן, דְּבַר-מַה חָמְרִי הַשַּׁיָּךְ לְאָדָם (בְּדֶרֶךְ-כּלָל בַּעַל עֵרֶךְ כַּסְפִּי).
    מִקְנֵה הַשָּׂדֶה וְהַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ, מֵאֵת בְּנֵי-חֵת

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Mikne is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מִקְנֶה
Written without vowel points
מקנה
Said
mikne
Root
ק־נ־ה
Pattern
מִקְטָל
Plural
מִקְנִים
Inflections
ר' מִקְנִים, נ"י: מִקְנֵה־, נ"ר: מִקְנֵי־, כ': מִקְנֵהוּ, מִקְנָהּ; מִקְנֵיהֶם, מִקְנֵינוּ
Gematria
195

This is how Mikne is said in other languages.

English
livestock, beast of burden
French
bête de somme

These words mean nearly the same as Mikne.

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These words rhyme with Mikne.

The word Mikne is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • אנשי מקנה
  • מקנה וקנין

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The word Mikne comes from the root ק־נ־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Mikne in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Mikne.

What does Mikne (⁨מקנה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Mikne (⁨מקנה⁩) means livestock and beast of burden. It is said mikne, with the stress on ne.

What is a synonym for Mikne (⁨מקנה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Mikne (⁨מקנה⁩) are ⁨קניין⁩, ⁨רכוש⁩, and ⁨נכס⁩.

What rhymes with Mikne (⁨מקנה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Mikne (⁨מקנה⁩) include ⁨מבנה⁩, ⁨משנה⁩, ⁨קנה⁩, ⁨משתנה⁩, ⁨הינה⁩, and ⁨מחנה⁩.

Is Mikne (⁨מקנה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Mikne (⁨מקנה⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מִקְנִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מקנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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