מָלֵא 249 verb be full, fill (Late Hebrew
id. (Pi. transitive); Zinjirli
מלא (Pi. transitive) DHM
Sendsch. 60; Assyrian
malû (transitive and intransitive) Dl
HWB 409; Arabic
(transitive)
,
(intransitive); Ethiopic
(transitive and intransitive); Aramaic
(transitive),
מְלָא (intransitive and transitive), Palmyrene proper name
מלא =
plenitude, Vog
Palm 7, 2 and others; Sabean
מלא Os
14 Levy-Os
ZMG xix.1863, 211 f. DHM
ZMG xxix.1875, 595); —
Qal 99 Perfect מ׳ Exodus 40:34 +; suffix
מְלַאוֺ Esther 7:5;
מָלֵאתָ Job 36:17;
מָלֵאתִי Micah 3:8;
Jeremiah 6:11;
מָלֵ֫תִי Job 32:18;
מָֽלְאוּ Genesis 29:21 +;
מָלוּ Ezekiel 28:16 (
מָלֵאתָ)
Co);
מָלֵ֑אוּ Isaiah 1:15, etc.;
Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular suffix
חִמְלָאֵ֣מוֺ Exodus 15:9;
יִמְלְאוּ Genesis 50:3 +
2 times;
וַיִּמְלְאוּ Genesis 25:24;
Genesis 50:3;
Imperative מִלְאוּ Genesis 1:22 +
5 times;
Infinitive construct מְלֹאת (
מְלֹאות)
Leviticus 8:33 +
12 times;
Participle מָלֵא Jeremiah 23:24;
מְלֵאִים Isaiah 6:1; (compare also below
מָלֵא adjective); —
1. be full, usually with accusative material:
b. figurative, earth full of violence
Genesis 6:13, compare
Leviticus 19:29 (both P),
Micah 6:12;
Isaiah 1:15;
Jeremiah 23:10;
Jeremiah 51:5;
Psalm 26:10;
Ezekiel 7:23 (twice in verse);
Ecclesiastes 9:3, etc.; earth full of glory, mercy, goodness, knowledge, of
מ׳ Psalm 33:5;
Psalm 119:64;
Isaiah 11:9;
Habakkuk 3:3; compare also
Psalm 48:11;
Psalm 104:24, etc.; subject
נֶפֶשׁ = desire be satisfied (full) with suffix
Exodus 15:9;
וְדִין רָשָׁע מ׳ Job 36:17 and of judgment on the wicked art thou full (hast thou thy fill), compare Di Du;
מָלֵא לֵב לַעֲשׂוֺת רָ֑ע Ecclesiastes 8:11; especially of days, years,
be full, accomplished, ended,
Genesis 25:24;
Genesis 29:21;
Genesis 50:3 (twice in verse) (JE);
Leviticus 8:33;
Leviticus 12:4,
6;
Leviticus 25:30;
Numbers 6:5,
13 (P);
1 Samuel 18:26;
2 Samuel 7:12;
Jeremiah 25:12;
Jeremiah 29:10;
Lamentations 4:18;
Ezekiel 5:2;
1 Chronicles 17:11;
Esther 1:5;
Esther 2:12;
Daniel 10:3; compare also with other subject (literally)
Jeremiah 25:34;
Isaiah 40:2.
2. transitive
fill, of populating sea and earth
Genesis 1:22,
28;
Genesis 9:1 (all P);
consecrate מִלְאוּ יֶדְכֶם ליהוה; (literally fill the hand)
Exodus 32:29 (compare below); especially of glory of
י׳ filling tabernacle and temple;
Exodus 40:34,
35 (P)
1 Kings 8:10,
11, compare
Isaiah 6:1; see also
Jeremiah 23:24, especially literal
Ezekiel 10:3;
Ezekiel 43:5;
Ezekiel 44:4;
2 Chronicles 5:14;
7:1,
2; followed by 2 accusative
fill jars (with) water
1 Kings 18:34; absolute
overflow עַלכָּֿלגְּֿדוֺתָיו מ׳ Joshua 3:15 (compare
1 Chronicles 12:16 Pi.); figurative
fill land with sin
Jeremiah 16:18, compare
Jeremiah 19:4;
Ezekiel 8:17;
Ezekiel 28:16, compare
Ezekiel 30:11;
מְלָאוֺ לִבּוֺ לַעֲשׂוֺתכֵּֿן Esther 7:5 (compare
Ecclesiastes 8:11 above);
מִלְאוּ הַשְּׁלָטִים Jeremiah 51:11 meaning obscure, see [
שֶׁלֶט]; Gie proposes
מִרְטוּ הַשּׁ׳ polish.
†Niph. Perfect נִמְלָאֿ Songs 5:2;
Imperfect יִמָּלֵא 2 Samuel 23:7 +
9 times;
וַיִּמָּלֵא Exodus 7:25 +
5 times;
יִמָּֽלְא֫וּ Proverbs 3:10 +
2 times;
יִמָּֽלֵ֑אוּ Proverbs 24:4;
יִמָּֽלְאוּן Ezekiel 32:6; —
1. be filled, usually with accusative of material (with
מִן of source
Ecclesiastes 1:8, compare
Ezekiel 32:6; with
לְ Habakkuk 2:14); land, with people
Exodus 1:7; compare
2 Kings 3:17,
20;
Isaiah 2:7 (twice in verse);
Isaiah 2:8; house with smoke
Isaiah 6:4, compare
Ezekiel 10:4; see also
Proverbs 3:10;
Proverbs 24:4;
Jeremiah 13:12 (twice in verse);
Zechariah 8:5;
Songs 5:2;
Ecclesiastes 11:3;
2 Kings 10:21;
Ezekiel 32:6; =
be armed 2 Samuel 23:7 (literally
be filled or
fill himself, i.e. his hand, with weapon, compare
Pi. 2);
be satisfied, subject
נֶפֶשׁ = appetite
Ecclesiastes 6:7; subject
אֹזֶן Ecclesiastes 1:8; figurative earth filled with violence (compare
Qal)
Genesis 6:11, compare
Ezekiel 9:9;
Ezekiel 23:33; with glory and knowledge of
י׳ Numbers 14:21;
Habakkuk 2:14;
Psalm 72:19; see also
1 Kings 7:14;
Psalm 71:8;
Psalm 126:2;
Esther 3:5;
Esther 5:9;
Proverbs 20:17; absolute
Ezekiel 26:2 (but Co below
מָלֵא adjective, so
)
Ezekiel 27:25.
Pi.112 Perfect מִלֵּא Exodus 35:35 +;
מִלָּא Jeremiah 51:34;
מִלֵּאתָ Deuteronomy 6:11 +;
מִלְאוּ Numbers 32:11 +, etc.;
Imperfect יְמַלֵּא Leviticus 8:33 +;
יְמַלֵּה֗֗֗ Job 8:21;
וַיְמַלְאוּ Genesis 42:25;
Exodus 39:10;
יְמַלֵּ֑אוּ Ezekiel 7:19, etc.;
Imperative מַלֵּא Genesis 29:27 +
5 times;
מַלְאוּ Jeremiah 4:5;
Ezekiel 9:7;
Infinitive construct מַלֵּא Exodus 29:29 +
5 times;
מַלְּאוֺת (
אֹת -)
Exodus 31:5 +
5 times; suffix
מַלְּאָם Jeremiah 33:5;
Participle מְמַלֵּא Jeremiah 13:13;
1 Chronicles 12:15; plural
מְמַלְאִים Isaiah 65:11 +
2 times; —
2. special uses are:
satisfy appetite
Job 38:39;
Psalm 17:14;
Proverbs 6:30;
Job 20:23;
Jeremiah 51:14 (figurative);
take a handful of מִן כַּפּוֹ מ׳ Leviticus 9:17;
grasp יָדוֺ בְּ מ׳ 2 Kings 9:24, compare (of laying arrow on bow) figurative
הַקֶּשֶׁת בְּאֶפְרַיִם מ׳ Zechariah 9:13;
overflow מְמַלֵּא עַלכָּֿלגְּֿד֯יֹתָיו 1 Chronicles 12:16 (compare
Joshua 3:15 Qal);
give in full וַיְמַלְאוּם לַמֶּלֶךְ 1 Samuel 18:27 (read
וַיְמַלְּאֵם A
We Dr Kit Bu);
פּ׳ יַר מִלֵּא figurative for
institute to a priestly office, consecrate Exodus 28:41;
Exodus 29:9,
29,
33,
35;
Leviticus 8:33;
Leviticus 16:32;
Leviticus 21:10;
Numbers 3:3;
Judges 17:5,
12;
1 Kings 13:33;
Ezekiel 43:26 (altar),
1 Chronicles 29:5;
2 Chronicles 13:9;
29:31 (compare Assyrian
umallu ḳatu,
confer upon, Dl
HWB 409);
אַחֲרֵי מ׳ wholly follow י׳ Numbers 14:24;
Numbers 32:11,
12;
Deuteronomy 1:36;
Joshua 14:8,
9,
14;
1 Kings 11:6;
fill in, i.e.
set precious stones
Exodus 28:17 (
בּוֺ מִלֻּאַת אֶבֶן מ׳) compare
Exodus 31:5;
Exodus 35:33;
Exodus 39:10 (all P); etc.
3. fulfil, accomplish, complete, object week, year, day,
Genesis 29:27,
28;
Exodus 23:26;
Isaiah 65:20;
Job 39:2;
2 Chronicles 36:21;
Daniel 9:2; object word, promise, etc.; subject
י׳ 1 Kings 8:15,
24;
2 Chronicles 6:4,
15;
Psalm 20:5;
Psalm 20:6; subject men
1 Kings 2:27;
Jeremiah 44:25;
2 Chronicles 36:21.
†Pu. Participle filled, i.e.
set with jewels
מְמֻלָּאִים בַּתַּרְשִׁישׁ Songs 5:14.
†Hithp. Imperfect עָלַי יִתְמַלָּא֑וּן Job 16:10,
mass themselves against me; perhaps denominative from
מְלֹא 2.
See related Aramaic BDB entry
H4391.
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