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Lexicon :: Strong's H3984 - mā'n

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מָאן
Transliteration
mā'n
Pronunciation
mawn
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from a root corresponding to אָנָה (H579) in the sense of an inclosure by sides
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TWOT Reference: 2820

Strong’s Definitions

מָאן mâʼn, mawn; (Aramaic) probably from a root corresponding to H579 in the sense of an inclosure by sides; a utensil:—vessel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H3984 in the following manner: vessel (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H3984 in the following manner: vessel (7x).

  1. vessel, utensil

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָאן mâʼn, mawn; (Aramaic) probably from a root corresponding to H579 in the sense of an inclosure by sides; a utensil:—vessel.
STRONGS H3984: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† [מָאן] noun masculineEzra 7:19 vessel, utensil (Targum מָ(א)ן, Syriac bdb109906, so Christian-Palestinian Aramaic, SchulthLex. 106; Old Aramaic מאן, Phoenician מנן; possibly √ אנה, see Biblical Hebrew II. אנה below, compare LagBN 183 Buhl); — plural, vessels of temple at Jerusalem: emphatic מָאנַיָּא Ezra 5:14, 15; Ezra 7:19; Daniel 5:23; construct מָאנֵי Daniel 5:2; Daniel 5:3; Ezra 6:5.

II. אנה (ð whence following nouns, cf. As. ânu, unútu, vessel, utensil, see Dl in Zim:BP 115 Hpt in KAT:2 Gloss i.; Ar. ÀinaÀun).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

5:14; 5:15; 6:5; 7:19; 7:19

Daniel

5:2; 5:3; 5:23

H3984

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Strong's Number H3984 matches the Hebrew מָאן (mā'n),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - He even removed from the temple[fn] of Babylon the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple[fn] in Babylon. Then King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:15 - and he told him, ‘Take these articles and go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem. And rebuild the house of God on its site.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:5 - Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, are to be returned to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; they are to be deposited in the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:19 - Deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles entrusted to you for worship in the temple of your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:2 - While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father[fn] had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:3 - So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:23 - Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways.
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