min denotes a category within which plants, animals, birds, insects, and fish are identified in Scripture.

The attested use identifies categories of living things: vegetation and trees in Genesis 1:11, land animals in Genesis 1:25, creatures entering the ark in Genesis 6:20, insects in Leviticus 11:22, and fish in Ezekiel 47:10. In every supplied occurrence, the noun is construct and specifies the category associated with the creature or plant named.

1. Category designation among living things · dominant

   The construct noun marks the category attached to a named living thing or group. In Genesis 1:11 the APB renders vegetation and fruit trees as bearing seed and fruit "according to their kinds"; Genesis 6:20 applies the same pattern to birds, animals, and creeping things coming to be kept alive; Leviticus 11:22 applies it repeatedly to listed insects. Ezekiel 47:10 extends the designation to the fish in the restored waters, rendered as being "according to their kinds."

   Genesis 1:11Genesis 1:25Genesis 6:20Leviticus 11:22Leviticus 11:29Ezekiel 47:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the construction as "according to their kinds" or "according to its kind," while some bird lists use "of its kind." These renderings describe the verse-level construction translations of the noun by itself.