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Lexicon :: Strong's H3967 - mē'â

Strong's

Red Letter

מֵאָה

Transliteration

mē'â

Pronunciation

may-aw'

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Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred

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TWOT Reference: 1135

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

מֵאָה mêʼâh, may-aw'; or מֵאיָה mêʼyâh; properly, a primitive numeral a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction:—hundred((-fold), -th), sixscore.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 581x

The KJV translates Strong's H3967 in the following manner: hundred (571x), eleven hundred (with H505) (3x), hundredth (3x), hundredfold (2x), sixscore (with H6242) (1x), hundred times (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 581x

The KJV translates Strong's H3967 in the following manner: hundred (571x), eleven hundred (with H505) (3x), hundredth (3x), hundredfold (2x), sixscore (with H6242) (1x), hundred times (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

hundred
1. as simple number
2. as part of larger number
3. as a fraction - one one-hundredth (1/100)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

מֵאָה mêʼâh, may-aw'; or מֵאיָה mêʼyâh; properly, a primitive numeral a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction:—hundred((-fold), -th), sixscore.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3967: Abbreviations

I. מֵאָה ₅₈₃ noun feminine hundred (Late Hebrew id.; MI²⁰ מאתן (dual); SI⁵ מאת, מאתים (dual); Phoenician מאת מאתם (dual); Assyrian mê (probably, Dl^{§ 75}), Tel Amarna mê-at Wkl^{TelAm 20*}; Arabic bdb054703

Sabean מאת מאתם Os^{ZMG x. 1856, 49; CIS}iv. i. 6, 4; 46, 6; מאה Eut^{Sin 457}; Ethiopic bdb054704

; Aramaic מְאָה, bdb054705

; Palmyrene תלת מאה 300Vog^{Palm 6, 4}; Nabataean מאה Eut^{Nab 8, 9}); — מ׳ Genesis 6:3 144 times; construct מְאַת Genesis 5:3 + 30 times (on מְאַת Ecclesiastes 8:12 see 2d below); plural absolute מֵאוֺת Genesis 5:9 324 times (מֵאֹת only Genesis 5:4, 30); המאיות Kt 2 Kings 11:4 + 3 times 2 Kings 11; dual מָאתַיִם (תָ֑יִם -) Genesis 11:19 + 76 times (but 1 Samuel 18:27 read מֵאָה (מְאַת) Greek Version of the LXX

We Dr Kit Bu HPS); — hundred: —

1. as simple number:

a. absolute singular,

(1) following by singular of noun enumerated: מֵאָה קְשִׂיטָה Genesis 33:19; Joshua 24:32 (both E); אִישׁ מ׳ Judges 7:19; 1 Kings 18:13; 2 Kings 4:43; אַמָּה מ׳ 1 Kings 7:2; Ezekiel 40:19 +; כִּכָּר מ׳ 2 Kings 23:33; 2 Chronicles 25:6; 27:5; 36:3; Ezra 8:26; אֶלֶף מ׳ = 100,000 1 Kings 20:29 + 6 times Kings Chronicles; compare also Genesis 17:17 (P), 2 Samuel 8:4; Isaiah 65:20 (twice in verse), and followed by collective noun רֶכֶב 2 Samuel 8:4 = 1 Chronicles 18:4, צאֹן 1 Kings 5:3;

(2) less often followed by plural מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים Genesis 26:12 (J), פְּעָמִים מ׳ 2 Samuel 24:3 = 1 Chronicles 21:3, נְבִיאִים מ׳ 1 Kings 18:4, etc.;

(3) seldom, and late, preceded by plural noun: הָרִמֹּנִים מֵאָה Jeremiah 52:23, אַמּוֺת הַמֵּאָה Ezekiel 42:2, compare Ezra 2:69; 2 Chronicles 3:16; 4:8; 29:32;

(4) exceptional is מֵאָה לְכִּכָּרִים כְּלֵי כֶסֶף Ezra 8:26; also, with ellipsis, מֵאָה כֶסֶף Deuteronomy 22:19 (i.e. shekels); מֵאָה קַיִץ 2 Samuel 16:1 (i.e. cakes);

(5) מֵאָה without noun enumerated, especially = a hundred (men, persons) Judges 20:10 (twice in verse); Amos 5:3 (twice in verse); Leviticus 26:8 (twice in verse) (H), 1 Chronicles 12:14; מ׳ Proverbs 17:10 100 (blows), Ecclesiastes 6:3 100 (children), Ecclesiastes 8:12 100 (times). — On Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39 see below

b. absolute dual,

(1) foll, by singular, מָאתַיִם אִישׁ 1 Samuel 18:27; 1 Samuel 30:10; 2 Samuel 15:11, לֶחֶם מ׳ 1 Samuel 25:18; 2 Samuel 16:1, צִנָּה מ׳ 1 Kings 10:16 2 Chronicles 9:15, אֶלֶף מ׳ 1 Samuel 15:4 +, שָׁנָה מ׳ Genesis 11:23 (P);

(2) less often followed by plural שְׁקָלִים מ׳ Joshua 7:21 (JE), 2 Samuel 14:26, דְּבֵלִים מ׳ 1 Samuel 25:18, אֲנָשִׁים מ׳ 1 Samuel 30:21, compare Ezra 8:4;

(3) also preceded by plural noun: עִוִּים מ׳ Genesis 32:15, רְחֵלִים מ׳ Genesis 32:15 (E), הָרִמּוֺנִים מ׳ 1 Kings 7:20, compare 1 Chronicles 15:8; 2 Chronicles 29:32; Ezra 2:65;

(4) with ellipsis כֶּסֶף מ׳ Judges 17:4;

(5) as predicate, רָאשֵׁיהֶם מ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:32 (33 van d. H).

c. absolute plural ׃מֵא(וֺ)ת —

(1) alone, = hundreds, לְמֵאוֺת 1 Samuel 29:2 by hundreds, so 2 Samuel 18:4 (both + thousands); especially שָׂרֵי (הַ)מּ׳ captains of (the) hundreds Exodus 18:21, 25 (E), 2 Kings 11:4, 9, 10, 15 +;

(2) multiplied, followed by noun enumerated, in singular: אִישׁ שְׁלשׁ מ׳ Judges 7:6, 300 men, compare Judges 7:7; Judges 7:8; Judges 7:16; Judges 8:4; Exodus 12:27 (E), etc.; שָׁנָה אַרְבַּע מ׳ Genesis 15:13 (JE) 400 years; אֶלֶף חֲמֵשׁ מ׳ 2 Samuel 24:9 500,000, compare 2 Chronicles 13:17; רֶכֶב שֵׁשׁ מ׳ Exodus 14:7 (J) 600 chariots; אִישׁ שְׁבַע מ׳ Judges 20:15, 16 700 men; חָלָל שְׁמֹנֶה מ׳ 2 Samuel 23:8 800 slain; רֶכֶב תְּשַׁע מ׳ Judges 4:3, 13 900 chariots;

(3) less often followed by plural noun: שׁוּעָלִים שְׁלשׁ מ׳ Judges 15:4 300 foxes; אֲתוֺנוֺת חֲמֵשׁ מ׳ Job 1:3 500 she-asses, etc.;

(4) rare, and chiefly late, after plural noun מִּלַגְשִׁים שְׁלשׁ מ׳ 1 Kings 11:3 300 concubines, compare 1 Kings 7:42 2 Chronicles 4:13; 1 Chronicles 4:42; 2 Chronicles 14:8 etc.; after.collective noun בָּקָר חֲמֵשׁ מ׳ 2 Chronicles 35:9;

(5) rare is בַּשֶּׁקֶל חֲמֵשׁ מ׳ Exodus 30:24 (P);

(6) ellipsis of n., כֶּסֶף שְׁלשׁ מ׳ Genesis 45:22 (E), etc.

d. construct singular, only followed by singular, and late: מְאַתשָֿׁנָה Genesis 11:10; Genesis 21:5; Genesis 25:7 (all P) + 25 times P, 1 Chronicles 25:9; Esther 1:4 (Dr^{Intr. 124}) (also with other numerals, see 2 below); מְאַ֖ת Ecclesiastes 8:12 100 times (מֵאָה מְּעָמִיםׅ, sc. מַּעַם, or perhaps only apparently construct (Kö^{ii. 228} compare Ew^{§ 269 b. 279 e}). — Nehemiah 5:11 see 3 below

2. as part of larger number:

a. usually preceding tens and units,

(1) with noun expressed once, or not at all, earlier usage, usually with וְ before ten if no unit follows, otherwise without וְ before ten (see Kö^{ii. 218 ff.}): מֵאָה וְעֶשֶׂר שָׂרִים Judges 2:8; שִׁשִּׁים וָשֵׁשׁ כִּכָּר שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת 1 Kings 10:14 666 talents, etc. (exceptions are Nehemiah 7:24 and Nehemiah 7:31);

(2) chiefly late, with noun and וְ repeated: שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה מֵאָה שָׁנִים וְשֶׁבַע Genesis 23:1 (P) (compare ואלף אמה ומאת אמה SI^5.6 Da^{Expos. Times. May, 1898}).

b. less often, following tens and units, chiefly late, with וְ repeated: — עֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָה Numbers 7:86 (P); שֶׁבַע וּשְׁלשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה Exodus 6:16 (P), etc.; with noun after ten and after hundred, חָמֵשׁ וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּשְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Genesis 5:23(P), etc. — On these usages see, further, Kö^{ii. 217 ff.} Da^{Synt. §§ 36 R. 3, 37} (d) Ges ^{§§ 97, 134 and} especially Herner^{Synt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT (1893).}

3. מְאַת הַכֶּסֶף Nehemiah 5:11 = a hundredth part of the money; but read quite possibly מַשַּׁאת the debt (Gei^{Jüd. Zeitschr. viii. 1870, 227 Gr}.)

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3969.

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Genesis

5:3; 5:3; 5:4; 5:9; 5:23; 5:30; 6:1; 6:3; 11:10; 11:19; 11:23; 15:13; 17:17; 21:5; 23:1; 25:7; 26:12; 32:15; 32:15; 33:19; 45:22

Exodus

6:16; 12:27; 14:7; 18:21; 18:25; 30:24

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Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Judges

2:8; 4:3; 4:13; 7:6; 7:7; 7:8; 7:16; 7:19; 8:4; 15:4; 17:4; 20:10; 20:15; 20:16

1 Samuel

15:4; 18:27; 18:27; 25:18; 25:18; 29:2; 30:10; 30:21

2 Samuel

8:4; 8:4; 14:26; 15:11; 16:1; 16:1; 18:4; 23:8; 24:3; 24:9

1 Kings

5:3; 7:2; 7:20; 7:42; 10:14; 10:16; 11:3; 18:4; 18:13; 20:29

2 Kings

4:43; 11; 11:4; 11:4; 11:9; 11:10; 11:15; 23:33

1 Chronicles

4:42; 12:14; 12:32; 15:8; 18:4; 21:3; 25:9

2 Chronicles

3:16; 4:8; 4:13; 9:15; 13:17; 14:8; 25:6; 27:5; 29:32; 29:32; 35:9; 36:3

Ezra

2:65; 2:69; 8:4; 8:26; 8:26

Nehemiah

3:1; 5:11; 5:11; 7:24; 7:31; 12:39

Esther

1:4

Job

1:3

Proverbs

17:10

Ecclesiastes

6:3; 8:12; 8:12; 8:12

Isaiah

Jeremiah

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Amos

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Strong's Number H3967 matches the Hebrew מֵאָה (mē'â),
which occurs 34 times in 24 verses in 'Eze' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Ezeq 4:5 - Yo te he dado los años de su maldad por el número de los días, trescientos noventa días; y así llevarás tú la maldad de la casa de Israel.

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Ezeq 4:9 - Y tú toma para ti trigo, cebada, habas, lentejas, millo y avena, y ponlos en una vasija, y hazte pan de ellos el número de los días que te acuestes sobre tu lado; trescientos noventa días comerás de él.

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Ezeq 40:19 - Y midió la anchura desde el frente de la puerta de abajo hasta el frente del atrio interior por fuera, de cien codos hacia el oriente y el norte.

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Ezeq 40:23 - La puerta del atrio interior estaba enfrente de la puerta hacia el norte, y así al oriente; y midió de puerta a puerta, cien codos.

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Ezeq 40:27 - Había también puerta hacia el sur del atrio interior; y midió de puerta a puerta hacia el sur cien codos.

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Ezeq 40:47 - Y midió el atrio, cien codos de longitud, y cien codos de anchura; era cuadrado; y el altar estaba delante de la casa.

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Ezeq 41:13 - Luego midió la casa, cien codos de largo; y el espacio abierto y el edificio y sus paredes, de cien codos de longitud.

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Ezeq 41:14 - Y el ancho del frente de la casa y del espacio abierto al oriente era de cien codos.

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Ezeq 41:15 - Y midió la longitud del edificio que estaba delante del espacio abierto que había detrás de él, y las cámaras de uno y otro lado, cien codos; y el templo de dentro, y los portales del atrio.

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Ezeq 42:2 - Por delante de la puerta del norte su longitud era de cien codos, y el ancho de cincuenta codos.

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Ezeq 42:8 - Porque la longitud de las cámaras del atrio de afuera era de cincuenta codos; y delante de la fachada del templo había cien codos.

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Ezeq 42:16 - Midió el lado oriental con la caña de medir, quinientas cañas de la caña de medir alrededor.

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Ezeq 42:17 - Midió al lado del norte, quinientas cañas de la caña de medir alrededor.

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Ezeq 42:18 - Midió al lado del sur, quinientas cañas de la caña de medir.

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Ezeq 42:19 - Rodeó al lado del occidente, y midió quinientas cañas de la caña de medir.

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Ezeq 42:20 - A los cuatro lados lo midió; tenía un muro todo alrededor, de quinientas cañas de longitud y quinientas cañas de ancho, para hacer separación entre el santuario y el lugar profano.

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Ezeq 45:2 - De esto será para el santuario quinientas cañas de longitud y quinientas de ancho, en cuadro alrededor; y cincuenta codos en derredor para sus ejidos.

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Ezeq 45:15 - Y una cordera del rebaño de doscientas, de las engordadas de Israel, para sacrificio, y para holocausto y para ofrendas de paz, para expiación por ellos, dice Jehová el Señor.

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Ezeq 48:16 - Estas serán sus medidas: al lado del norte cuatro mil quinientas cañas, al lado del sur cuatro mil quinientas, al lado del oriente cuatro mil quinientas, y al lado del occidente cuatro mil quinientas.

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Ezeq 48:17 - Y el ejido de la ciudad será al norte de doscientas cincuenta cañas, al sur de doscientas cincuenta, al oriente de doscientas cincuenta, y de doscientas cincuenta al occidente.

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Ezeq 48:30 - Y estas son las salidas de la ciudad: al lado del norte, cuatro mil quinientas cañas por medida.

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Ezeq 48:32 - Al lado oriental cuatro mil quinientas cañas, y tres puertas: la puerta de José, una; la puerta de Benjamín, otra; la puerta de Dan, otra.

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Ezeq 48:33 - Al lado del sur, cuatro mil quinientas cañas por medida, y tres puertas: la puerta de Simeón, una; la puerta de Isacar, otra; la puerta de Zabulón, otra.

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Ezeq 48:34 - Y al lado occidental cuatro mil quinientas cañas, y sus tres puertas: la puerta de Gad, una; la puerta de Aser, otra; la puerta de Neftalí, otra.

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