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Lexicon :: Strong's G3376 - mēn

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μήν
Transliteration
mēn (Key)
Pronunciation
mane
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary word
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TDNT Reference: 4:638,591

Strong’s Definitions

μήν mḗn, mane; a primary word; a month:—month.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G3376 in the following manner: month (18x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G3376 in the following manner: month (18x).

  1. a month

  2. the time of the new moon, new moon (the first day of each month, when the new moon appeared was a festival among the Hebrews)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μήν mḗn, mane; a primary word; a month:—month.
STRONGS G3376:
μήν (n), genitive μηνός, ὁ (with the Alex. the accusative μηναν, Revelation 22:2 Lachmann; on which form see references under ἄρσην, at the end); (from Homer down);
1. a month: Luke 1:24, 26, 36, 56; Luke 4:25; Acts 7:20; Acts 18:11; Acts 19:8; Acts 20:3; Acts 28:11; James 5:17; Revelation 9:5, 10, 15; Revelation 11:2; Revelation 13:5; Revelation 22:2.
2. the time of new moon, new moon (barbarous Latinnovilunium: after the use of the Hebrew חֹדֶשׁ, which denotes both a 'month' and a 'new moon,' as in Numbers 28:11; Numbers 29:1): Galatians 4:10 (Lightfoot compares Isaiah 66:23) (the first day of each month, when the new moon appeared, was a festival among the Hebrews; cf. Leviticus 23:24; Numbers 28:11; Psalm 80:4 (Ps. 81:4)); (others refer the passage to 1 (see Meyer at the passage)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
23:24
Numbers
28:11; 28:11; 29:1
Psalms
80:4; 81:4
Isaiah
66:23
Luke
1:24; 1:26; 1:36; 1:56; 4:25
Acts
7:20; 18:11; 19:8; 20:3; 28:11
Galatians
4:10
James
5:17
Revelation
9:5; 9:10; 9:15; 11:2; 13:5; 22:2; 22:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3376 matches the Greek μήν (mēn),
which occurs 9 times in 7 verses in 'Est' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:12 - Before each young woman was taken to the king’s bed, she was given the prescribed twelve months of beauty treatments—six months with oil of myrrh, followed by six months with special perfumes and ointments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:16 - Esther was taken to King Xerxes at the royal palace in early winter[fn] of the seventh year of his reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:7 - So in the month of April,[fn] during the twelfth year of King Xerxes’ reign, lots were cast in Haman’s presence (the lots were called purim) to determine the best day and month to take action. And the day selected was March 7, nearly a year later.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:12 - So on April 17[fn] the king’s secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Haman dictated. It was sent to the king’s highest officers, the governors of the respective provinces, and the nobles of each province in their own scripts and languages. The decree was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king’s signet ring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:9 - So on June 25[fn] the king’s secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Mordecai dictated. It was sent to the Jews and to the highest officers, the governors, and the nobles of all the 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia.[fn] The decree was written in the scripts and languages of all the peoples of the empire, including that of the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:1 - So on March 7[fn] the two decrees of the king were put into effect. On that day, the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but quite the opposite happened. It was the Jews who overpowered their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:22 - He told them to celebrate these days with feasting and gladness and by giving gifts of food to each other and presents to the poor. This would commemorate a time when the Jews gained relief from their enemies, when their sorrow was turned into gladness and their mourning into joy.
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