Strong's Lexicon

H4487

H4487 — מָנָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewmanahverbOccurrences: 28TWOT: 1213

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4487
Word:	מָנָה
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	28
Transliteration:	manah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	maw-naw'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to weigh out 2. (by implication) to allot or constitute officially 3. also to enumerate or enroll
KJV Renderings:	appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.

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BDB4710

מָנָה verb count, number, reckon, assign (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian manû Dl^{HWB 416}; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3033] assign, apportion; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 3034], מְנָא); —

Qal Perfect מָנָה Num 23:10 וּמָנִ֫יתִי Isa 65:12 Imperfect 2 masculine singular תִּמְנֶהֿ 1Kgs 20:25 וַיִּמְנוּ 2Kgs 12:11 Imperative מְנֵה 2Sam 24:1 Infinitive construct לִמְנוֺת Gen 13:16 + 4 t.; Participle מוֺנֶה Jer 33:13; Ps 147:4 —

1. count, number (compare סָפַר) dust (grains) Gen 13:16 ( J ), compare עֲפַר יַעֲקֹב Num 23:10 ( J E ); money 2Kgs 12:11 stars (מִסְפָּר לַכּוֺכָבִים ׳ מ) Ps 147:4 flock Jer 33:13 (symbol of peace); days Ps 90:12 people, army 2Sam 24:1; 1Chr 21:1; 1Chr 21:17 , compare 1Chr 27:24 (object omitted); 1Kgs 20:25.

2. reckon, assign, appoint לַחֶרֶב Isa 65:12 (with play on מְנִי Isa 65:11).

Niph`al Perfect נִמְנָה Isa 53:12 Imperfect יִמָּנֶה Gen 13:16 ; 1Kgs 3:8 יִמָּנוּ 1Kgs 8:5 = 2Chr 5:6 Infinitive construct הִמָנוֺת Eccl 1:15 —

1. be counted, numbered, of descendants Gen 13:16 ( J ), of people 1Kgs 3:8 (|| נִסְפַּר); of sacrificial animals 1Kgs 8:5 = 2Chr 5:6 (both || id.); indefinite Eccl 1:15.

2. be reckoned, assigned (a place), of servant of ׳ י Isa 53:12 (with אֶת פּשְׁעִים).

Pi`el (late and in poetry) (Biblical Aramaic and ᵑ7 . מַנִּי); — Perfect מִנָּה Dan 1:10 ; Dan 1:11 מִנּוּ Job 7:3 Imperfect וַיְמַן Jonah 2:1 + 4 t.; Imperative מַן Ps 61:8 appoint, ordain, food Dan 1:10, Dan 1:5 (followed by לְ ), officer Dan 1:11 (followed by על); nights of weariness ( לֵילוֺת עָמָל) Job 7:3 (subject indefinite; followed by לְ); in story of Jonah, object. fish Jonah 2:1, ricinus Jonah 4:6 worm Jonah 4:7, wind Jonah 4:8 (all subject b>׳ י); object חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת Ps 61:8 (subject ׳ י).

Pu`al Participle plural מְמֻנִּים 1Chr 9:29 appointed, of porters (followed by עַל).

BDB9672

מְנָה verb number, reckon (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ מ Dan 5:26 God has numbered (the days of) thy kingdom (accusative; i.e. put an end to it); — מְנֵא see below

Pa`el appoint, accusative of person: Perfect 3 masculine singular מַנִּי Dan 2:24 (+ Infinitive), Dan 2:49 (ל person + עַל of thing); 2 masculine singular מִבִּיתָ Dan 3:12 ( עַל of thing); Imperative masculine singular מֶנִּי (K^{§, 47, 3}, c)) Ezra 7:25.

BDB9673

מְנֵא noun [masculine] maneh, mina, a weight (see Biblical Hebrew; Old Aramaic מנה SAC⁷⁵ Lzb³¹³); — absolute Dan 5:25 (twice in verse); Dan 5:26, see ClGann^{:JAs Juillet-Août, 1886, 36 ff.} Nö^{ZA i. 414 f.} Dr and others; its connection in Daniel with מְנָה is due to word-play; see also פְּרֵס , תְּקֵל.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מנה (mah-nah’)

Numbers 23:10

KJV: Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!me: Heb. my soul, or, my life

EHCC: Who caz coun? the dust of Jacob,

Isaiah 65:12

KJV: Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

EHCC: Therefore will I number you to the

Genesis 13:16

KJV: And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

EHCC: if a man can mumber the dust

Genesis 10:21

KJV: Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

EHCC: 1. provoked David te numéer lerzel.

Psalms 90:12

KJV: So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.apply: Heb. cause to come

EHCC: teach (us) to number our days,

Psalms 280:34

EHCC: |. number Israel ass) Judah.

1 Kings 20:25

KJV: And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.that thou…: Heb. that was fallen

EHCC: And unter thee an army,

2 Kings 12:10

KJV: And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the Lord.scribe: or, secretaryput…: Heb. bound up

EHCC: (11 ).and told the money that was found in

Psalms 147:4

KJV: He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

EHCC: He telleth the number of the stars;

Jeremiah 33:13

KJV: In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the Lord.

EHCC: the hands of Aim that telleth (them),

Isaiah 53:12

KJV: Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

EHCC: he was numbered with the transgressors ;

Ecclesiastes 1:15

KJV: That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.that which is wanting: Heb. defect

EHCC: that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

1 Kings 3:8

KJV: And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

EHCC: a great Beople, that cannot be numbered

2 Chronicles 5:6

KJV: Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

EHCC: which could not be told nor sumbered

Daniel 1:10

KJV: And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.worse…: Heb. saddersort: or, term, or, continuance?

EHCC: who hath appointed your meat

Psalms 61:7

KJV: He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

EHCC: (8). O prepare mercy and truth,

Daniel 1:5

KJV: And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.the wine…: Heb. the wine of his drink

EHCC: And the king appointed them a daily pro-

1 Chronicles 9:29

KJV: Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.instruments: or, vessels

EHCC: (Some) of them also (were) appointed