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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 - And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:10 - Who can count Jacob’s descendants, as numerous as dust?
Who can count even a fourth of Israel’s people?
Let me die like the righteous;
let my life end like theirs.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:1 - Once again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he caused David to harm them by taking a census. “Go and count the people of Israel and Judah,” the LORD told him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:8 - And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:5 - There, before the Ark, King Solomon and the entire community of Israel sacrificed so many sheep, goats, and cattle that no one could keep count!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:25 - Recruit another army like the one you lost. Give us the same number of horses, chariots, and men, and we will fight against them on the plains. There’s no doubt that we will beat them.” So King Ben-hadad did as they suggested.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:10 - Whenever the chest became full, the court secretary and the high priest counted the money that had been brought to the LORD’s Temple and put it into bags.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29 - Others were responsible for the furnishings, the items in the sanctuary, and the supplies, such as choice flour, wine, olive oil, frankincense, and spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:17 - And David said to God, “I am the one who called for the census! I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? O LORD my God, let your anger fall against me and my family, but do not destroy your people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:24 - Joab son of Zeruiah began the census but never finished it because[fn] the anger of God fell on Israel. The total number was never recorded in King David’s official records.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:6 - There, before the Ark, King Solomon and the entire community of Israel sacrificed so many sheep, goats, and cattle that no one could keep count!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:3 - I, too, have been assigned months of futility,
long and weary nights of misery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:7 - May he reign under God’s protection forever.
May your unfailing love and faithfulness watch over him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:12 - Teach us to realize the brevity of life,
so that we may grow in wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:4 - He counts the stars
and calls them all by name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:15 - What is wrong cannot be made right.
What is missing cannot be recovered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:12 - I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier,
because he exposed himself to death.
He was counted among the rebels.
He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:12 - now I will ‘destine’ you for the sword.
All of you will bow down before the executioner.
For when I called, you did not answer.
When I spoke, you did not listen.
You deliberately sinned—before my very eyes—
and chose to do what you know I despise.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:13 - Once again shepherds will count their flocks in the towns of the hill country, the foothills of Judah,[fn] the Negev, the land of Benjamin, the vicinity of Jerusalem, and all the towns of Judah. I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:5 - The king assigned them a daily ration of food and wine from his own kitchens. They were to be trained for three years, and then they would enter the royal service.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:10 - But he responded, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has ordered that you eat this food and wine. If you become pale and thin compared to the other youths your age, I am afraid the king will have me beheaded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:11 - Daniel spoke with the attendant who had been appointed by the chief of staff to look after Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:17 - [fn]Now the LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6 - And the LORD God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:7 - But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:8 - And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.
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