Strong's H4327 · Hebrew
מִין
mîyn · /meen/
Definition
a sort, i.e. species
KJV: kind. Compare H4480 (מִן).
Root / derivation: from an unused root meaning to portion out;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מִין across 17 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
17 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis7 verses
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass
Genesis 1:12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:21And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Genesis 1:25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 6:20Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
Genesis 7:14They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. sort: Heb. wing
Leviticus6 verses
And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
Leviticus 11:15Every raven after his kind;
Leviticus 11:16And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
Leviticus 11:19And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
Leviticus 11:22Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
Leviticus 11:29These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
Deuteronomy4 verses
And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
Deuteronomy 14:14And every raven after his kind,
Deuteronomy 14:15And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
Deuteronomy 14:18And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
Topics that use this word
Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4327 (mîyn) mean?
a sort, i.e. species
How many times does H4327 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4327 (מִין) appears in 17 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “kind.”
How is mîyn translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4327 is rendered as “kind” (30×).
Where does the Hebrew word מִין come from?
from an unused root meaning to portion out;