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Strong's H4054 מִגְרָשׁ (migrash)

Migrash means “suburb” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4054 — perissoteron (“more abundantly”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4054
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 69
Books 6

Strong's H4054 Quick Answer

Strong's H4054 מִגרָשׁ מִגרָשָׁה (migrash) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. migrash (mig-rawsh') (also (in plural) feminine (Ezek. 27) n-m. 1. a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture) 2. (hence) the area around a building, or the margin of the sea It has 69 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include suburbs and also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
migrash (mig-rawsh') (also (in plural) feminine (Ezek. 27) n-m. 1. a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture) 2. (hence) the area around a building, or the margin of the sea
Usage
69 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
suburbs and also

Meaning and Definition

migrash (mig-rawsh') (also (in plural) feminine (Ezek. 27) n-m. 1. a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture) 2. (hence) the area around a building, or the margin of the sea [from H1644] KJV: cast out, suburb. Root(s): H1644

Original Word
מִגרָשׁ מִגרָשָׁה
Transliteration
migrash
Derivation
Root: גרשׁ First root strongs: 1644
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4054. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4054 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render migrash, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

suburbs Leviticus 25:34 63× also Numbers 35:2

How Strong's H4054 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 69 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4054 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4054 in the Old Testament

69 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Leviticus 25:34 KJV

But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

Numbers 35:2 KJV

Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

Numbers 35:3 KJV

And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

Usage Excerpts

First 69 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4054.

Leviticus 25:34 Old Testament, KJV
But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.
Numbers 35:2 Old Testament, KJV
Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
Numbers 35:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
Numbers 35:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
Numbers 35:5 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
Numbers 35:7 Old Testament, KJV
So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
Joshua 14:4 Old Testament, KJV
For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
Joshua 21:2 Old Testament, KJV
And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
Joshua 21:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
Joshua 21:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
Joshua 21:11 Old Testament, KJV
And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
Joshua 21:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
Joshua 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:18 Old Testament, KJV
Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:19 Old Testament, KJV
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Joshua 21:21 Old Testament, KJV
For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:23 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:24 Old Testament, KJV
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:25 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
Joshua 21:26 Old Testament, KJV
All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
Joshua 21:27 Old Testament, KJV
And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
Joshua 21:28 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:29 Old Testament, KJV
Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:30 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:31 Old Testament, KJV
Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:32 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
Joshua 21:33 Old Testament, KJV
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Joshua 21:34 Old Testament, KJV
And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:35 Old Testament, KJV
Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:36 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:37 Old Testament, KJV
Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:38 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:39 Old Testament, KJV
Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
Joshua 21:41 Old Testament, KJV
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
Joshua 21:42 Old Testament, KJV
These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
1 Chronicles 5:16 Old Testament, KJV
And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.
1 Chronicles 6:55 Old Testament, KJV
And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
1 Chronicles 6:57 Old Testament, KJV
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:58 Old Testament, KJV
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:59 Old Testament, KJV
And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:
1 Chronicles 6:60 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
1 Chronicles 6:64 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.
1 Chronicles 6:67 Old Testament, KJV
And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:68 Old Testament, KJV
And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:69 Old Testament, KJV
And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs:
1 Chronicles 6:70 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
1 Chronicles 6:71 Old Testament, KJV
Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
1 Chronicles 6:72 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:73 Old Testament, KJV
And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
1 Chronicles 6:74 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:75 Old Testament, KJV
And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
1 Chronicles 6:76 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
1 Chronicles 6:77 Old Testament, KJV
Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
1 Chronicles 6:78 Old Testament, KJV
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:79 Old Testament, KJV
Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
1 Chronicles 6:80 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:81 Old Testament, KJV
And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
1 Chronicles 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:
2 Chronicles 11:14 Old Testament, KJV
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:
2 Chronicles 31:19 Old Testament, KJV
Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.
Ezekiel 27:28 Old Testament, KJV
The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
Ezekiel 36:5 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
Ezekiel 45:2 Old Testament, KJV
Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.
Ezekiel 48:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel 48:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4054, grouped by book.

Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 5 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 33 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 23 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4054 FAQ

What does migrash (מִגְרָשׁ) mean?

Migrash (Strong's H4054) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "suburb". migrash (mig-rawsh') (also (in plural) feminine (Ezek. 27) n-m. 1. a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture) 2. (hence) the area around a building, or the margin of the sea

How many times is migrash (מִגְרָשׁ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 69 linked usages for Strong's H4054 across 6 books.

Where can I study migrash (מִגְרָשׁ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4054 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate migrash (מִגְרָשׁ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as suburbs and also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.