Strong's Lexicon

H4521

H4521 — מְנָת

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

Hebrewmnathnoun femOccurrences: 7TWOT: 1213d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4521
Word:	מְנָת
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H4487
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	7
Transliteration:	mnath
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	men-awth'
Meaning:	1. an allotment (by courtesy, law or providence)
KJV Renderings:	portion.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4715

[מְנָת] noun feminine portion ( = מָנָה chiefly late; on form compare Ges^{«GKC:95n»§ 95n}. Lag^{BN 81, 150}); — construct מְנָ֫ת 2Chr 31:3 + 5 t.; Plural construct מְנָאוֺת Neh 12:44 מְנָיוֺת Neh 12:47; Neh 13:10 — portion of king, for sacrifice, 2Chr 31:3 priest 2Chr 31:4 also Neh 12:44 מְנָאוֺת הַתּוֺרָה ׳ לַכּ; of Levites Neh 13:10 of singers Neh 12:47 figurative כּוֺסָם מְנָת Ps 11:6 (of judgment of wicked), compare שֻׁעָלִים ׳ מ Ps 63:11 so מְנָֽתמִֿדַּיִךְ Jer 13:25 portion of thy measure = thine allotted portion; read also מְנָתוֺ(הּֿׅ for מִנֶּ֑הוּ Ps 68:24 (so Ol Dy Bi Che We); in good sense, מְנָת חֶלְקִי וְכוֺסִי ׳ י Ps 16:5 ׳ י is the portion of my lot and my cup.

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מנת (m’nath)

Nehemiah 12:44

KJV: And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.of the law: that is, appointed by the lawfor Judah…: Heb. for the joy of Judahwaited: Heb. stood

EHCC: the portions of the law for the priests

Nehemiah 63:10

EHCC: (11).they shall be a portion for foxes,