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Lexicon :: Strong's G3542 - nomē

Aa
νομή
Transliteration
nomē (Key)
Pronunciation
nom-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as νόμος (G3551)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
34x in 6 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

νομή nomḗ, nom-ay'; feminine from the same as G3551; pasture, i.e. (the act) feeding (figuratively, spreading of a gangrene), or (the food) pasturage:—X eat, pasture.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3542 in the following manner: pasture (1x), eat (with G2192) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3542 in the following manner: pasture (1x), eat (with G2192) (1x).

  1. pasturage, fodder, food

    1. fig. he shall not want the needful supplies for the true life

  2. growth, increase

    1. of evils spreading like a gangrene

    2. of ulcers

    3. of a conflagration

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
νομή nomḗ, nom-ay'; feminine from the same as G3551; pasture, i.e. (the act) feeding (figuratively, spreading of a gangrene), or (the food) pasturage:—X eat, pasture.
STRONGS G3542:
νομή, νομῆς, ἡ (νέμω to pasture), from Homer (i. e. batrach.) down;
1. pasturage, fodder, food: in figurative discourse εὑρήσει νομήν, i. e. he shall not want the needful supplies for the true life, John 10:9; (the Sept. for מִרְעֶה, מַרְעִית, נָוֶה).
2. tropically, growth, increase (German Umsicbfressen, Umsichgreifen): of evils spreading like a gangrene, 2 Timothy 2:17 (of ulcers, νομήν ποιεῖται ἕλκος, Polybius 1, 81, 6; of a conflagration, τό πῦρ λαμβάνει νομήν, 11, 4 (5), 4 cf. 1, 48, 5; Josephus, b. j. 6, 2, 9).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
10:9
2 Timothy
2:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3542 matches the Greek νομή (nomē),
which occurs 34 times in 31 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:4 - And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants’ flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:24 - And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:39 - And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40 - And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:41 - And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their stead; because there was pasture there for their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:17 -
He shall not look upon the rivers,
The flowing streams of honey and butter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:8 -
The range of the mountains is his pasture,
And he searcheth after every green thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:1 -
Maschil of Asaph.
O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever?
Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:13 -
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture
Will give thee thanks for ever:
We will show forth thy praise to all generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:7 -
For he is our God,
And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:3 -
Know ye that Jehovah, he is God:
It is he that hath made us, and we are his;
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:15 -
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous;
Destroy not his resting-place:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:9 - saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:21 - For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of Jehovah: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:25 - Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name; for they have devoured Jacob, yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1 - Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:3 - And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and multiply.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:10 - For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. And their course is evil, and their might is not right;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:7 - All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:19 - And I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:45 - Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:6 -
And from the daughter of Zion all her majesty is departed:
Her princes are become like harts that find no pasture,
And they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:5 - And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the children of Ammon a couching-place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:14 - I will feed them with good pasture; and upon the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:18 - Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:6 - According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:18 - How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:2 - And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:11 - Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid?

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:6 - And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:15 - This is the joyous city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
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