Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4482 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מֵן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to apportion |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | men |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mane |
| Meaning: | 1. a part 2. (hence) a musical chord (as parted into strings) |
| KJV Renderings: | in (the same) (Psalm 68 |
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I. [מֵן] noun [masculine] string (of harp) (probably loan-word from Aramaic [untranscribed source text 3019], hair, string PS2163); pluralמִנִּים Ps 150:4, so also probably Ps 45:9 (read מִנִּים for ᵑ0 מִנִּי, compare Che Bae We > Ges«GKC:87»§ 87,1.b Hup and others, who think מִנִּי an apocopatic plural)
II. [מֵן], מִנֶּ֑הוּ see מנן
II. מִנִּי, מִנֵּי see מִן . מִנִּי Ps 45:9 see I. [ מֵן ].
מִנָיוֺת see מְנָת below מנה.
מִנְיָמִין, מִנְיָמִן see מִיָּמִן .
מִנְלָם see [ מִנְלֶה ] below נלה.
II. [מֵן] noun [masculine] portion (Sim Hup and others); — מִנֶּה֑וּ Ps 68:24, but read (הָּ֯) מְנָתוֺ Ol Dy Bi Che We (see מְנָת above). — Ps 45:9; Ps 150:4 see I. מֵן above
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Isaiah 47:9
