Hebrew · H4487 · unreviewed

מָנָה

Properly, to weigh out ; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll

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מָנָה H4487

What does מָנָה mean in the Bible?

מָנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to weigh out ; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll". properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll BDB: count Usage: appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.

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Meaning

properly, to weigh out ; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll
Extended definition

properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll BDB: count Usage: appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Imperfect 1Kgs 3:8 · Gen 13:16 · 1Kgs 8:5 · 2Chr 5:6
Perfect Isa 53:12
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Perfect Dan 1:10 · Dan 1:11 · Job 7:3
Sequential imperfect Ps 61:8
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Participle active Jer 33:13 · Ps 147:4
Imperfect 1Kgs 20:25
Sequential imperfect 2Sam 24:1
Perfect Num 23:10
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject
Participle passive 1Chr 9:29
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