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It is often used in the context of shepherding and agriculture, highlighting the importance of providing sustenance and care for livestock. The term can also metaphorically represent spiritual nourishment and care, as seen in various biblical passages.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, shepherding was a common occupation, and the imagery of pastures and grazing was deeply embedded in the culture. Shepherds were responsible for leading their flocks to fertile pastures, ensuring their safety and well-being. This pastoral imagery is frequently used in the Bible to describe God's care for His people, likening Him to a shepherd who provides for and protects His flock.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm">raah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a pasturage, pasture<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>feeding place (1), pasture (11), pastures (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מִרְעֶה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Ezekiel 34:14</sup> <font size="+1"><b>pasturage, pasture</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4</a> +; construct <font class="hebrew2">מִרְעֵה</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34-14.htm">Isaiah 34:14</a>; suffix <font class="hebrew2">מִרְעֵהוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/39-8.htm">Job 39:8</a>, <font class="hebrew2">מִעֵיכֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34-8.htm">Ezekiel 34:8</a>; — <em>pasturage</em>, <font class="hebrew2">לַצּאֹן</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/47-4.htm">Genesis 47:4</a> (J), compare <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-39.htm">1 Chronicles 4:39</a>,41, also <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14</a>; <font class="hebrew2">שָׂמֵן וָטוֺב</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32-40.htm">Isaiah 32:40</a>, compare (figurative) <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34-14.htm">Ezekiel 34:14</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34-18.htm">Ezekiel 34:18</a>a; of cattle <a href="/interlinear/joel/1-18.htm">Joel 1:18</a>, stag <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6</a>; = <em>pasture</em>, of wild ass <a href="/interlinear/job/39-8.htm">Job 39:8</a>; of <font class="hebrew2">כְּפִירִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/nahum/2-12.htm">Nahum 2:12</a> (but read <font class="hebrew2">מְעָרָה</font> <em>cave</em>, for <font class="hebrew2">מרעה</font>, We Now, "" <font class="hebrew2">מָעוֺן</font>); <font class="hebrew2">יֶתֶר מִרְעֵיכֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34-18.htm">Ezekiel 34:18</a>b (figurative). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>feeding place, pasture <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm">ra'ah</a> in the sense of feeding; pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animals -- feeding place, pasture. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm">ra'ah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּמִרְעֶה־ במרעה־ הַמִּרְעֶ֤ה המרעה וּמִרְעֶ֥ה ומרעה מִרְעֵ֑הוּ מִרְעֵ֥ה מִרְעֵיכֶ֔ם מִרְעֶ֔ה מִרְעֶ֖ה מִרְעֶ֗ה מִרְעֶ֥ה מִרְעֶה֙ מרעה מרעהו מרעיכם bə·mir·‘eh- bəmir‘eh- bemireh ham·mir·‘eh hammir‘eh hammirEh mir‘eh mir‘êh mir‘êhū mir‘êḵem mir·‘ê·hū mir·‘ê·ḵem mir·‘eh mir·‘êh mirEh mirEhu mireiChem ū·mir·‘eh ūmir‘eh umirEh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/47-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 47:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּי־ אֵ֣ין <b> מִרְעֶ֗ה </b> לַצֹּאן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/47.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for there is no <span class="itali">pasture</span> for your servants'<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/47.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for thy servants <span class="itali">have no pasture</span> for their flocks;<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for there <span class="itali">pasture</span> flocks your<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:39</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַגָּ֑יְא לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ <b> מִרְעֶ֖ה </b> לְצֹאנָֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to seek <span class="itali">pasture</span> for their flocks.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to seek <span class="itali">pasture</span> for their flocks.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the valley to seek <span class="itali">pasture</span> their flocks<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:40</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ <b> מִרְעֶה֙ </b> שָׁמֵ֣ן וָט֔וֹב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and good <span class="itali">pasture,</span> and the land<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fat <span class="itali">pasture</span> and good,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> found <span class="itali">pasture</span> rich and good<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:41</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַּחְתֵּיהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־ <b> מִרְעֶ֥ה </b> לְצֹאנָ֖ם שָֽׁם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> because <span class="itali">there was pasture</span> there<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and dwelt <span class="itali">in their rooms: because [there was] pasture</span> there for their flocks.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their place because <span class="itali">pasture</span> their flocks there<p><b><a href="/text/job/39-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 39:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְת֣וּר הָרִ֣ים <b> מִרְעֵ֑הוּ </b> וְאַחַ֖ר כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the mountains <span class="itali">for his pasture</span> And searches<br><a href="/kjvs/job/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the mountains <span class="itali">[is] his pasture,</span> and he searcheth<br><a href="/interlinear/job/39-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the range the mountains <span class="itali">his pasture</span> after every<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/32-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 32:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ פְּרָאִ֖ים <b> מִרְעֵ֥ה </b> עֲדָרִֽים׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for wild donkeys, <span class="itali">a pasture</span> for flocks;<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of wild asses, <span class="itali">a pasture</span> of flocks;<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A delight wild <span class="itali">A pasture</span> flocks<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 1:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹא־ מָצְא֣וּ <b> מִרְעֶ֔ה </b> וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ בְלֹא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> no <span class="itali">pasture;</span> And they have fled<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [that] find <span class="itali">no pasture,</span> and they are gone<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> no have found <span class="itali">pasture</span> have fled without<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/34-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 34:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> בְּמִרְעֶה־ </b> טּוֹב֙ אֶרְעֶ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them in a good <span class="itali">pasture,</span> and their grazing<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them in a good <span class="itali">pasture,</span> and upon the high<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">pasture</span> A good will feed<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/34-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 34:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּנָ֣וֶה טּ֔וֹב <b> וּמִרְעֶ֥ה </b> שָׁמֵ֛ן תִּרְעֶ֖ינָה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in rich <span class="itali">pasture</span> on the mountains<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and [in] a fat <span class="itali">pasture</span> shall they feed<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ground good <span class="itali">pasture</span> rich and feed<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/34-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 34:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמְעַ֣ט מִכֶּ֗ם <b> הַמִּרְעֶ֤ה </b> הַטּוֹב֙ תִּרְע֔וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the good <span class="itali">pasture,</span> that you must tread down<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the good <span class="itali">pasture,</span> but ye must tread down<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> slight too <span class="itali">pasture</span> the good feed<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/34-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 34:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִּרְע֔וּ וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ <b> מִרְעֵיכֶ֔ם </b> תִּרְמְס֖וּ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the rest <span class="itali">of your pastures?</span> Or that you should drink<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the residue <span class="itali">of your pastures?</span> and to have drunk<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/34-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> feed the rest <span class="itali">pasture</span> tread your feet<p><b><a href="/text/joel/1-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joel 1:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joel/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין <b> מִרְעֶ֖ה </b> לָהֶ֑ם גַּם־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joel/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there is no <span class="itali">pasture</span> for them; Even<br><a href="/kjvs/joel/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> are perplexed, <span class="itali">because they have no pasture;</span> yea, the flocks<br><a href="/interlinear/joel/1-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Because there <span class="itali">pasture</span> them Even<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/2-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 2:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְע֣וֹן אֲרָי֔וֹת <b> וּמִרְעֶ֥ה </b> ה֖וּא לַכְּפִרִ֑ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the lions <span class="itali">And the feeding place</span> of the young lions,<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the lions, <span class="itali">and the feedingplace</span> of the young lions,<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/2-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is the den of the lions <span class="itali">and the feeding</span> he of the young<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4829.htm">13 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4829.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4829<br>13 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bemireh_4829.htm">bə·mir·‘eh- — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hammireh_4829.htm">ham·mir·‘eh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mireh_4829.htm">mir·‘eh — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mirehu_4829.htm">mir·‘ê·hū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mireichem_4829.htm">mir·‘ê·ḵem — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umireh_4829.htm">ū·mir·‘eh — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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