Quick Definition
kind
Strong's Definition
a sort, i.e. species
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to portion out;
KJV Usage: kind. Compare H4480 (מִן).
TWOT Reference: 1191a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) kind, sometimes a species (usually of animals)
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Groups of living organisms belong in the same created "kind" if they have descended from the same ancestral gene pool. This does not preclude new species because this represents a partitioning of the original gene pool. Information is lost or conserved not gained. A new species could arise when a population is isolated and inbreeding occurs. By this definition a new species is not a new "kind" but a further partitioning of an existing "kind".
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
kind, sometimes a species (usually of animals)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מִין
mý̂yn
BDB Definition:
1) kind, sometimes a species (usually of animals)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root meaning to portion out
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1191a
Total KJV Occurrences: 31