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Lexicon :: Strong's H4487 - mānâ

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מָנָה
Transliteration
mānâ
Pronunciation
maw-naw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1213

Strong’s Definitions

מָנָה mânâh, maw-naw'; a primitive root; properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll:—appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H4487 in the following manner: number (14x), prepare (5x), appointed (4x), tell (3x), count (1x), set (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's H4487 in the following manner: number (14x), prepare (5x), appointed (4x), tell (3x), count (1x), set (1x).

  1. to count, reckon, number, assign, tell, appoint, prepare

    1. (Qal)

      1. to count, number

      2. reckon, assign, appoint

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be counted, be numbered

      2. to be reckoned, be assigned

    3. (Piel) to appoint, ordain

    4. (Pual) appointed (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָנָה mânâh, maw-naw'; a primitive root; properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll:—appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.
STRONGS H4487: Abbreviations
† מָנָה verb count, number, reckon, assign (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian manû DlHWB 416; Arabic bdb058401 assign, apportion; Aramaic bdb058402, H4484 מְנָא); —
Qal Perfect מָנָה Numbers 23:10; וּמָנִ֫יתִי Isaiah 65:12; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תִּמְנֶהֿ 1 Kings 20:25; וַיִּמְנוּ 2 Kings 12:11; Imperative מְנֵה 2 Samuel 24:1; Infinitive construct לִמְנוֺת Genesis 13:16 + 4 times; Participle מוֺנֶה Jeremiah 33:13; Psalm 147:4; —
1. count, number (compare סָפַר) dust (grains) Genesis 13:16 (J), compare עֲפַר יַעֲקֹב Numbers 23:10 (JE); money 2 Kings 12:11; stars (לַכּוֹכָבִם מִסְפָּר מ׳) Psalm 147:4; flock Jeremiah 33:13 (symbol of peace); days Psalm 90:12; people, army 2 Samuel 24:1; 1 Chronicles 21:1, 17, compare 1 Chronicles 27:24 (object omitted); 1 Kings 20:25.
2. reckon, assign, appoint לַחֶרֶב Isaiah 65:12 (with play on מְנִי Isaiah 65:11).
Niph. Perfect נִמְנָה Isaiah 53:12; Imperfect יִמָּנֶה Genesis 13:16; 1 Kings 3:8; יִמָּנוּ 1 Kings 8:5 2 Chronicles 5:6; Infinitive construct הִמָנוֺת Ecclesiastes 1:15; —
1. be counted, numbered, of descendants Genesis 13:16 (J), of people 1 Kings 3:8 (|| נִסְפַּר); of sacrificial animals 1 Kings 8:5 2 Chronicles 5:6 (both || id.); indefinite Ecclesiastes 1:15.
2. be reckoned, assigned (a place), of servant of י׳ Isaiah 53:12 (with פּשְׁעִם אֶת).
Pi. (late and in poetry) (Biblical Aramaic H4483 and Targum. מַנִּי); — Perfect מִנָּה Daniel 1:10, 11; מִנּוּ Job 7:3; Imperfect וַיְמַן Jonah 2:1 [Jonah 1:17] + 4 times; Imperative מַן Psalm 61:8; appoint, ordain, food Daniel 1:10, Daniel 1:5 (followed by לְ), officer Daniel 1:11 (followed by על); nights of weariness (לֵילוֺת עָמָל) Job 7:3 (subject indefinite; followed by לְ); in story of Jonah, object. fish Jonah 2:1 [Jonah 1:17], ricinus Jonah 4:6; worm Jonah 4:7, wind Jonah 4:8 (all subject י׳); object חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת Psalm 61:8 (subject י׳).
Pu. Participle plural מְמֻנִּים 1 Chronicles 9:29 appointed, of porters (followed by עַל).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:16; 13:16; 13:16; 13:16

Numbers

23:10; 23:10

2 Samuel

24:1; 24:1

1 Kings

3:8; 3:8; 8:5; 8:5; 20:25; 20:25

2 Kings

12:11; 12:11

1 Chronicles

9:29; 21:1; 27:24

2 Chronicles

5:6; 5:6

Job

7:3; 7:3

Psalms

61:8; 61:8; 90:12; 147:4; 147:4

Ecclesiastes

1:15; 1:15

Isaiah

53:12; 53:12; 65:11; 65:12; 65:12

Jeremiah

33:13; 33:13

Daniel

1:5; 1:10; 1:10; 1:11

Jonah

1:17; 1:17; 4:6; 4:7; 4:8

H4487

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Strong's Number H4487 matches the Hebrew מָנָה (mānâ),
which occurs 28 times in 27 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:16 - I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:10 - Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and may my final end be like theirs!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:1 - Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:8 - Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:5 - and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:25 - You must also raise an army like the one you lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight Israel on the plains. Then surely we will be stronger than they.” He agreed with them and acted accordingly.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:10 - Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal secretary and the high priest came, counted the money that had been brought into the temple of the LORD and put it into bags.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29 - Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the special flour and wine, and the olive oil, incense and spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:1 - Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:17 - David said to God, “Was it not I who ordered the fighting men to be counted? I, the shepherd,[fn] have sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? LORD my God, let your hand fall on me and my family, but do not let this plague remain on your people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:24 - Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. God’s wrath came on Israel on account of this numbering, and the number was not entered in the book[fn] of the annals of King David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:6 - and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:3 - so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:7 - May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:12 - Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:4 - He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:15 - What is crooked cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:12 - Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,[fn] and he will divide the spoils with the strong,[fn] because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:12 - I will destine you for the sword, and all of you will fall in the slaughter; for I called but you did not answer, I spoke but you did not listen. You did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:13 - In the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev, in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hand of the one who counts them,’ says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:5 - The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:10 - but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your[fn] food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:11 - Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:17 - Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6 - Then the LORD God provided a leafy plant[fn] and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:7 - But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:8 - When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”
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