qin.yan denotes possessions or goods obtained, and can name what is bought or otherwise acquired.

The term most often denotes accumulated possessions, property, livestock, or goods in household, territorial, and plunder contexts. It also appears for a person bought with money and for things sought or possessed in broader expressions concerning wisdom and the earth.

1. Accumulated property, livestock, or goods · dominant

   In Genesis 31:18 and Genesis 36:6, the construct-form noun occurs among livestock, household members, and what had been gathered; the APB renders the relevant lists with “property” and “acquisitions.” In Joshua 14:4 it is connected with livestock and pasturelands, while Ezekiel 38:12 and Ezekiel 38:13 place it among goods targeted for seizure; Psalm 105:21 similarly concerns rule over a household’s possessions.

   Genesis 31:18Genesis 34:23Genesis 36:6Joshua 14:4Ezekiel 38:12Psalm 105:21
2. A person obtained by purchase · rare

   In Leviticus 22:11, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the clause about a priest buying a person with money; the APB presents the result as “a person” bought by the priest.

   Leviticus 22:11
3. What is sought or fills a realm · occasional

   In Proverbs 4:7, the construct form stands in the instruction to buy wisdom and understanding, so the clause applies acquisition language to wisdom. In Psalm 104:24, the APB says that the earth is full of God’s “acquisition,” within praise for the many things made in wisdom.

   Proverbs 4:7Psalm 104:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies among “property,” “acquisition,” “acquisitions,” “goods,” and “possessions” in the possession contexts, and phrases Leviticus 22:11 as a person bought with money. These renderings confirm the clauses’ general contexts rather than establish separate definitions.