min.yan denotes the numerical basis by which the twelve tribal sin offerings are specified.

The attested use identifies the numerical basis for assigning twelve male goats in relation to Israel's tribes.

1. Numerical basis for tribal offerings · dominant

   In Ezra 6:17, the construct singular form occurs in the clause specifying twelve male goats in relation to the tribes of Israel; the APB renders the clause "twelve according to the number of the tribes of Israel."

   Ezra 6:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 6:17, the APB presents the clause as "twelve according to the number of the tribes of Israel." Its exact English correspondence to the noun cannot be isolated beyond that clause.