Lexical Summary male: Full, filled, complete, fulfill Original Word: מָלֵא Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fullness, fullyFrom male'; full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully -- X she that was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with), full(-ly), multitude, as is worth. see HEBREW male' NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom male Definition full NASB Translation abundance (1), aloud (1), completely (1), filled (3), full (52), pregnant woman (1), strong (1), very old* (1), well (1), what is full (1), who were full (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מָלֵא adjective full; — ׳מ Genesis 23:9 15t.; construct מְלֵא Jeremiah 6:11; feminine מְלֵאָה Numbers 7:14 20t.; construct מְלֵאֲתִי Isaiah 1:21 compare Ges§ 90. 3 a.; plural מְלֵאִים Numbers 7:13 18t.; feminine מְלֵאוֺת (אֹת-) Genesis 41:7 4t.; — full, absolute of ears of corn Genesis 41:7,22; of value, price, Genesis 23:9; 1 Chronicles 21:22,24; of wind (= strong) Jeremiah 4:12 followed by accusative of material, bowls of fine flour (סֹלֶת) Numbers 7:13,19,25,31,37,43,49,55,61,67,73,79; spoons of incense Numbers 7:14; Numbers 7:20; Numbers 7:26; Numbers 7:32; Numbers 7:38; Numbers 7:44; Numbers 7:50; Numbers 7:56; Numbers 7:62; Numbers 7:68; Numbers 7:74; Numbers 7:80; Numbers 7:86; bowls of wine Jeremiah 35:5, compare figurative Psalm 75:9; houses, of contents Deuteronomy 6:11; Nehemiah 9:25 compare Proverbs 17:1; cage, of birds Jeremiah 5:27 (in simile, see below); cart, of sheaves Amos 2:13 (in simile) 1 Chronicles 11:13; 2 Kings 7:15; Ezekiel 1:18; Ezekiel 10:12; Ezekiel 17:3; Ezekiel 36:38; Ezekiel 37:1; as predicate, of storehouses Psalm 144:13; compare figurative of Naomi Ruth 1:21; of sea Ecclesiastes 1:7; with article, of full vessel 2 Kings 4:4; מְלֵאָה pregnant woman Ecclesiastes 11:5; figurative full of blessing Deuteronomy 33:23; wisdom Deuteronomy 34:9; justice Isaiah 1:21; commotion Isaiah 22:2; fury Isaiah 51:20; lies, etc. Nahum 3:1; wisdom Ezekiel 28:12 (strike out A B Co); only twice in construct before that with which a thing is filled Isaiah 1:21 מִשְׁמָּט ׳מ; Jeremiah 6:11 מְלֵא יָמִים (as substantive); as substantive in Genitive (Ges§ 128n) Psalm 73:10 מֵי מָלֵא; as adverb = fully Nahum 1:10; Jeremiah 12:6 (loudly, compare Jeremiah 4:5). Topical Lexicon Core Concept of FullnessThe term conveys the idea of something that is completely filled, packed to capacity, or made whole. It can refer to physical volume (a container, hand, or house), the saturation of an abstract quality (glory, wrath, blessing), or the total extent of a promised allotment. Throughout Scripture it underscores the sufficiency and completeness that flow from God and are ultimately found in Him. Literal and Concrete Uses 1. Containers and Measures 2. Handfuls, Houses, and Land Cultic and Liturgical Significance The noun often appears in sanctuary service: Such usage teaches that worship offered to God must be entire and uncompromised; partial devotion is never acceptable. Fullness as Display of Divine Majesty 1. Creation and Glory 2. Judgment Covenantal and Eschatological Overtones Fullness frequently ties to covenant promises: Thus the word tracks a trajectory from partial to perfect fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. Wisdom and Poetic Reflection In the Writings, fullness often denotes abundance flowing from divine favor: Poetic texts invite believers to view daily provision as evidence of the Lord’s ongoing completeness. Christological Trajectory While the noun itself appears only in the Hebrew canon, its theology prepares the reader for New Testament revelation: Old-Testament fullness motifs find their culmination in Jesus Christ, in whom all the promises of God are yes and amen. Practical Ministry Application 1. Trusting Divine Sufficiency – Whether facing scarcity like the widow of Zarephath or abundance like Balaam’s proffered reward, believers are called to rely on God’s fullness rather than human contingency. Summary Strong’s Hebrew 4392 portrays a God whose creative, redemptive, and judicial actions are never partial. Whether describing a jar of manna, an overflowing river, or the cosmic spread of divine glory, the word testifies to the LORD’s desire to bring all things to their ordained completeness. For the church, this fullness is both inheritance and mandate: to live out of Christ’s sufficiency and labor until the earth is filled with the knowledge of the LORD. Forms and Transliterations הַמְּלֵאָ֑ה המלאה וְהַמְּלֵא֑וֹת וְהַמָּלֵ֖א וּמָלֵ֖א והמלא והמלאות ומלא מְלֵֽאִים־ מְלֵא֖וֹת מְלֵאִ֗ים מְלֵאִ֣ים מְלֵאִ֤ים מְלֵאִ֥ים מְלֵאִים֮ מְלֵאָ֣ה מְלֵאָ֤ה מְלֵאָ֥ה מְלֵאֹ֣ת מְלֵאֹ֥ת מָ֝לֵ֗א מָ֣לֵא מָ֥לֵא מָלֵ֑א מָלֵ֙אתִי֙ מָלֵ֛א מָלֵ֜א מָלֵ֥א מָלֵא֙ מלא מלאה מלאות מלאים מלאים־ מלאת מלאתי ham·mə·lê·’āh hamməlê’āh hammeleAh mā·lê mā·lê·ṯî maLe mālê maLeti mālêṯî mə·lê·’āh mə·lê·’îm mə·lê·’îm- mə·lê·’ō·wṯ mə·lê·’ōṯ məlê’āh məlê’îm məlê’îm- məlê’ōṯ məlê’ōwṯ meleAh meleIm meleOt ū·mā·lê umaLe ūmālê vehammaLe vehammeleot wə·ham·mā·lê wə·ham·mə·lê·’ō·wṯ wəhammālê wəhamməlê’ōwṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 23:9 HEB: שָׂדֵ֑הוּ בְּכֶ֨סֶף מָלֵ֜א יִתְּנֶ֥נָּה לִ֛י NAS: of his field; for the full price KJV: money as it is worth he shall give it INT: of his field price the full give your presence Genesis 41:7 Genesis 41:22 Numbers 7:13 Numbers 7:14 Numbers 7:19 Numbers 7:20 Numbers 7:25 Numbers 7:26 Numbers 7:31 Numbers 7:32 Numbers 7:37 Numbers 7:38 Numbers 7:43 Numbers 7:44 Numbers 7:49 Numbers 7:50 Numbers 7:55 Numbers 7:56 Numbers 7:61 Numbers 7:62 Numbers 7:67 Numbers 7:68 Numbers 7:73 Numbers 7:74 55 Occurrences |
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