Strong’s H4830 · Hebrew
מִרְעִית
mirʻîyth
meer-eeth'
Definition
pasturage; concretely, a flock
Etymology
from H7462 (רָעָה) in the sense of feeding;
Where the KJV renders it
- flock
- pasture
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