4405. millah or milleh
Strong's Lexicon
millah or milleh: Word, speech, utterance

Original Word: מִלָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: millah
Pronunciation: mil-lah or mil-leh
Phonetic Spelling: (mil-law')
Definition: Word, speech, utterance
Meaning: a word, a discourse, a topic

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מָלַל (malal), meaning "to speak" or "to utter."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - λόγος (logos) - Strong's Greek 3056: Often translated as "word," "speech," or "reason," and used in the New Testament to refer to both human and divine communication.

- ῥῆμα (rhema) - Strong's Greek 4487: Refers to an utterance or spoken word, emphasizing the spoken aspect of communication.

Usage: The term "millah" or "milleh" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a word, speech, or utterance. It often refers to spoken words or sayings, emphasizing the act of verbal communication. This term is typically used in poetic and wisdom literature, where the power and significance of words are highlighted.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, words held significant power and were seen as a reflection of one's character and intentions. The spoken word was a primary means of communication and was often used in legal, religious, and social contexts. The ability to speak wisely and eloquently was highly valued, and words were believed to have the power to bless, curse, instruct, or deceive.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from malal
Definition
a word, speech, utterance
NASB Translation
answer* (1), anything to say (1), byword (1), said (1), speaking (1), speech (5), talking (1), utterances (1), what to say (1), word (2), words (22).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִלָּה noun feminine word, speech, utterance (in poetry, especially Job; common in Aramaic); — ׳מ Psalm 139:4; Job 30:9; suffix מִלָּתִי Job 13:17 3t.; מִלָּתוֺ 2 Samuel 23:2; plural מִלִּים Job 6:26 9t. (all Job); מִלִּין Job 4:2 12t. (all Job); plural suffix מִלָּ֑י Job 19:23 4t.; מִלֶּיךָ Job 4:4; Proverbs 23:9; מִלֵּיהֶם Psalm 19:5; — word בִּלְשׁוֺנִי in (on) my tongue Psalm 139:4; word (of ׳י), עַללְֿשׁוֺנִי on my tongue 2 Samuel 23:2; ׳שֵׂכֶל מ Proverbs 23:9; figurative Psalm 19:5 ("" קַוָּם; but read קוֺלָם see Che critical note); elsewhere only Job (34 t.); singular speech, utterance Job 13:17; Job 21:2; Job 24:25; Job 29:22; also word = by-word, וָאֱהִי לָהֶם לְמִלָּה Job 30:9; plural words, Job 4:4; Job 6:26; Job 8:10; Job 12:11; Job 15:3 ("" דָּבָר), Job 16:4; Job 19:2,23; Job 32:11,14; Job 33:1,8 (׳קוֺל מ), Job 34:2,3,16 (׳קוֺל מ), Job 36:2,4; words of God Job 23:5; words = speech, speaking, וַעְצֹּר בְּמִלִּין מִי יוּכָ֑ל Job 4:2, compare Job 29:9; utter words, וְהֹצֵאתָ מִמִּיךָ מִלִּין Job 15:13; ׳הִגַּדְתָּ מ Job 26:4; laysnares for words תְּשִׂימוּן קִנְצֵי לְמִלִּין Job 18:2, compare Job 32:15 הֶעְתִּיקוּ מֵהֶם מִלִּים; מָלֵתִי מִלִּים Job 32:18 I am full of words, compare אִםיֵֿשׁמִֿלִּין הֲשִׁיבֵנִי Job 33:32; אֲשִׁיבְךָ מִלִּין Job 35:4; בִּבְלִידַֿ֫עַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּר Job 35:16, compare Job 38:2.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
answer, by-word, matter, any thing what to say, to speaking, speak, talking, word

From malal (plural masculine as if from milleh {mil-leh'}; a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic -- + answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.

see HEBREW malal

Forms and Transliterations
בְּ֝מִלִּ֗ין בְּמִלִּ֑ים בְמִלִּ֑ים בְמִלִּ֗ין בְמִלִּֽים׃ במלים במלים׃ במלין וּ֝מִלִּ֗ים וּמִלָּת֖וֹ ומלים ומלתו לְמִלִּ֑ין לְמִלָּֽה׃ למלה׃ למלין מִ֭לָּה מִלִּ֑ים מִלִּ֑ין מִלִּ֣ים מִלִּ֣ין מִלִּ֥ין מִלִּֽים׃ מִלִּֽין׃ מִלֵּיהֶ֑ם מִלֶּ֑יךָ מִלֶּֽיךָ׃ מִלָּ֑י מִלָּֽי׃ מִלָּתִ֑י מִלָּתִֽי׃ מלה מלי מלי׃ מליהם מליך מליך׃ מלים מלים׃ מלין מלין׃ מלתי מלתי׃ bə·mil·lîm ḇə·mil·lîm bə·mil·lîn ḇə·mil·lîn bemilLim bəmillîm ḇəmillîm bemilLin bəmillîn ḇəmillîn lə·mil·lāh lə·mil·lîn lemilLah ləmillāh lemilLin ləmillîn mil·lā·ṯî mil·lāh mil·lāy mil·lê·hem mil·le·ḵā mil·lîm mil·lîn Millah millāh milLai millaTi millāṯî millāy millêhem milLeicha milleiHem milleḵā milLim millîm milLin millîn ū·mil·lā·ṯōw ū·mil·lîm umillaTo ūmillāṯōw umilLim ūmillîm vemilLim vemilLin
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 23:2
HEB: דִּבֶּר־ בִּ֑י וּמִלָּת֖וֹ עַל־ לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃
NAS: spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.
KJV: spake by me, and his word [was] in my tongue.
INT: of the LORD spoke and his word was on my tongue

Job 4:2
HEB: תִּלְאֶ֑ה וַעְצֹ֥ר בְּ֝מִלִּ֗ין מִ֣י יוּכָֽל׃
NAS: can refrain from speaking?
KJV: withhold himself from speaking?
INT: become refrain answer any can

Job 4:4
HEB: כּ֭וֹשֵׁל יְקִימ֣וּן מִלֶּ֑יךָ וּבִרְכַּ֖יִם כֹּרְע֣וֹת
NAS: Your words have helped the tottering
KJV: Thy words have upholden
INT: was falling to stand your words knees feeble

Job 6:26
HEB: הַלְהוֹכַ֣ח מִלִּ֣ים תַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּ וּ֝לְר֗וּחַ
KJV: to reprove words, and the speeches
INT: to reprove words intend air

Job 8:10
HEB: וּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗ם יוֹצִ֥אוּ מִלִּֽים׃
NAS: you, And bring forth words from their minds?
KJV: thee, and utter words out of their heart?
INT: care for and bring words

Job 12:11
HEB: הֲלֹא־ אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ
NAS: test words, As the palate
KJV: try words? and the mouth
INT: does not the ear words test as the palate

Job 13:17
HEB: שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗י בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃
NAS: carefully to my speech, And let my declaration
KJV: diligently my speech, and my declaration
INT: Listen carefully to my speech my declaration your ears

Job 15:3
HEB: לֹ֣א יִסְכּ֑וֹן וּ֝מִלִּ֗ים לֹא־ יוֹעִ֥יל
NAS: talk, Or with words which are not profitable?
KJV: talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
INT: not unprofitable words no good

Job 15:13
HEB: וְהֹצֵ֖אתָ מִפִּ֣יךָ מִלִּֽין׃
NAS: God And allow [such] words to go
KJV: against God, and lettest [such] words go out
INT: to go according and allow words

Job 16:4
HEB: אַחְבִּ֣ירָה עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם בְּמִלִּ֑ים וְאָנִ֥יעָה עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם
NAS: I could compose words against
KJV: stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake
INT: compose against words and shake against

Job 18:2
HEB: תְּשִׂימ֣וּן קִנְצֵ֣י לְמִלִּ֑ין תָּ֝בִ֗ינוּ וְאַחַ֥ר
NAS: will you hunt for words? Show understanding
KJV: an end of words? mark,
INT: make an end answer understanding and then

Job 19:2
HEB: נַפְשִׁ֑י וּֽתְדַכְּאוּנַ֥נִי בְמִלִּֽים׃
NAS: me And crush me with words?
KJV: and break me in pieces with words?
INT: my soul and crush answer

Job 19:23
HEB: אֵ֭פוֹ וְיִכָּתְב֣וּן מִלָּ֑י מִֽי־ יִתֵּ֖ן
NAS: Oh that my words were written! Oh
KJV: Oh that my words were now written!
INT: were now were written my words oh that

Job 21:2
HEB: שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וּתְהִי־ זֹ֝֗את
NAS: carefully to my speech, And let this
KJV: diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
INT: Listen carefully to my speech become likewise

Job 23:5
HEB: אֵ֭דְעָה מִלִּ֣ים יַעֲנֵ֑נִי וְ֝אָבִ֗ינָה
NAS: I would learn the words [which] He would answer,
KJV: I would know the words [which] he would answer
INT: learn the words answer and perceive

Job 24:25
HEB: וְיָשֵׂ֥ם לְ֝אַ֗ל מִלָּתִֽי׃ ס
NAS: And make my speech worthless?
KJV: and make my speech nothing worth?
INT: and make nay my speech

Job 26:4
HEB: מִ֭י הִגַּ֣דְתָּ מִלִּ֑ין וְנִשְׁמַת־ מִ֝י
NAS: have you uttered words? And whose
KJV: To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit
INT: to whom uttered answer spirit to whom

Job 29:9
HEB: שָׂ֭רִים עָצְר֣וּ בְמִלִּ֑ים וְ֝כַ֗ף יָשִׂ֥ימוּ
NAS: stopped talking And put
KJV: refrained talking, and laid
INT: the princes stopped talking hands and put

Job 29:22
HEB: וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ תִּטֹּ֥ף מִלָּתִֽי׃
NAS: they did not speak again, And my speech dropped
KJV: they spake not again; and my speech dropped
INT: and dropped and my speech

Job 30:9
HEB: וָאֱהִ֖י לָהֶ֣ם לְמִלָּֽה׃
NAS: I have even become a byword to them.
KJV: And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
INT: become like A byword

Job 32:11
HEB: עַֽד־ תַּחְקְר֥וּן מִלִּֽין׃
NAS: While you pondered what to say.
KJV: whilst ye searched out what to say.
INT: While pondered what

Job 32:14
HEB: עָרַ֣ךְ אֵלַ֣י מִלִּ֑ין וּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗ם לֹ֣א
NAS: For he has not arranged [his] words against
KJV: Now he hath not directed [his] words against me: neither will I answer
INT: arranged against words your arguments Nor

Job 32:15
HEB: הֶעְתִּ֖יקוּ מֵהֶ֣ם מִלִּֽים׃
NAS: longer answer; Words have failed them.
KJV: no more: they left off speaking.
INT: have failed like Words

Job 32:18
HEB: כִּ֭י מָלֵ֣תִי מִלִּ֑ים הֱ֝צִיקַ֗תְנִי ר֣וּחַ
NAS: For I am full of words; The spirit
KJV: For I am full of matter, the spirit
INT: For I am full of words constrains the spirit

Job 33:1
HEB: נָ֣א אִיּ֣וֹב מִלָּ֑י וְֽכָל־ דְּבָרַ֥י
NAS: hear my speech, And listen
KJV: I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken
INT: please now Job my speech to all my words

38 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4405
38 Occurrences


bə·mil·lîm — 1 Occ.
bə·mil·lîn — 1 Occ.
lə·mil·lāh — 1 Occ.
lə·mil·lîn — 1 Occ.
mil·lāh — 1 Occ.
mil·lāy — 5 Occ.
mil·lā·ṯî — 4 Occ.
mil·le·ḵā — 2 Occ.
mil·lê·hem — 1 Occ.
mil·lîm — 6 Occ.
mil·lîn — 10 Occ.
ū·mil·lā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
ū·mil·lîm — 1 Occ.
ḇə·mil·lîm — 2 Occ.
ḇə·mil·lîn — 1 Occ.















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