Hebrew noun (feminine) · H4030
מִגְדָּנָה
migdanahmig-daw-naw'
precious thing
4 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: migdânâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H4030is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 39Old Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H4030
preciousness, i.e. a gem
The King James renders it: precious thing, present.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
migdanah is rendered "precious thing". It stands 4 times in the Hebrew text, across three books.
- Two of the uses stand in 2 Chronicles, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 24:53Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
Genesis 24:53וּמִ֨גְדָּנֹ֔ת
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's four uses are in 2 Chronicles.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- and excellent things1
- and precious gifts1
- and to excellent things1
- and with the precious things1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִגְרָשׁ | migrash | pasture | Uses119 |
| מִגְדָּל | migdal | (Hananel) Tower | Uses48 |
| מִגְדּוֹל | Migdol | tower | Uses7 |
| מִגְבָּעָה | migbaah | headgear | Uses4 |
| מִגְעֶרֶת | migereth | rebuke | Uses1 |
| מִגְרָעָה | migraah | recess | Uses1 |
| מִגְרָפָה | migraphah | clod | Uses1 |
| מִגְבָּלָה | migbalah | twisted | Uses1 |
All 4, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- וּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹת1
- וּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹת1
- וּמִ֨גְדָּנ֔וֹת1
- וּמִ֨גְדָּנֹ֔ת1
The grammar of each form
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural2HC/Ncfpa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural1HC/R/Ncfpa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine plural1HC/Rd/Ncfpa
Genesis
one use
Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
- וּמִ֨גְדָּנֹ֔תumigdanotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and precious gifts
2 Chronicles
two uses
Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
- וּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹתulemigdanotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and to excellent things
Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.
- וּמִ֨גְדָּנ֔וֹתumigdanotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and excellent things
Ezra
one use
And all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings.
- וּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹתuvamigdanotconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and with the precious things
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.