4487. manah

Lexicon

manah: To count, number, reckon, assign, appoint

Original Word: מָנָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: manah
Pronunciation: maw-NAH
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-naw')
Definition: To count, number, reckon, assign, appoint
Meaning: to weigh out, to allot, constitute officially, to enumerate, enroll

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell

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.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to count, number, reckon
NASB Translation
appoint (1), appointed (9), count (3), counted (2), counts (1), destine (1), muster (1), number (4), numbered (5), numbers (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מָנָה verb count, number, reckon, assign (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian manû Dl^{HWB 416}; Arabic assign, apportion; Aramaic , מְנָא); —

Qal Perfect מָנָה Numbers 23:10; וּמָנִ֫יתִי Isaiah 65:12; Imperfect2masculine singular תִּמְנֶהֿ 1 Kings 20:25; וַיִּמְנוּ 2 Kings 12:11; Imperative מְנֵה 2 Samuel 24:1; Infinitive construct לִמְנוֺת Genesis 13:16 4t.; 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 (מִסְמָּר לַכּוֺכָבִים ׳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`al Perfect נִמְנָה Isaiah 53:12; Imperfect יִמָּנֶה Genesis 13:16; 1 Kings 3:8; יִמָּנוּ 1 Kings 8:5 2Chronicles 5:6; Infinitive construct הִמָנוֺת Ecclesiastes 1:15; —

1 be counted, numbered, of descendants Genesis 13:16 (J), of people 1 Kings 3:8 ("" נִסְמַּר); of sacrificial animals 1 Kings 8:5 2Chronicles 5:6 (both "" id.); indefinite Ecclesiastes 1:15.

2 be reckoned, assigned (a place), of servant of ׳י Isaiah 53:12 (with אֶת מּשְׁעִים).

Pi`el (late and in poetry) (Biblical Aramaic and ᵑ7. מַנִּי); — Perfect מִנָּה Daniel 1:10,11; מִנּוּ Job 7:3; Imperfect וַיְמַן Jonah 2:1 4t.; 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, ricinus Jonah 4:6; worm Jonah 4:7, wind Jonah 4:8 (all subject b>׳י); object חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת Psalm 61:8 (subject ׳י).

Pu`al Participle plural מְמֻנִּים 1 Chronicles 9:29 appointed, of porters (followed by עַל).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G236 (ἀποδίδωμι, apodidōmi): To give back, restore, render
• G322 (ἀνατάσσω, anatassō): To arrange, set in order
• G705 (ἀριθμέω, arithmeō): To count, number
• G1299 (διατάσσω, diatassō): To arrange, appoint, ordain
• G1325 (δίδωμι, didōmi): To give
• G2525 (καθίστημι, kathistēmi): To set, appoint, constitute
• G3049 (λογίζομαι, logizomai): To reckon, count, compute
• G3860 (παραδίδωμι, paradidōmi): To deliver, hand over
• G4367 (προστάσσω, prostassō): To command, order

These Greek entries reflect similar concepts of counting, appointing, and assigning, demonstrating the thematic continuity between the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures in terms of divine and human acts of enumeration and allocation.

Usage: The verb מָנָה (manah) is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often related to the act of counting, assigning, or appointing. It can refer to the physical act of counting or measuring, as well as the more abstract concept of assigning roles or duties.

Context: • The root מָנָה (manah) appears in several contexts throughout the Old Testament. It is often used in the sense of counting or numbering, as seen in passages where people or items are enumerated. For example, in 1 Samuel 13:15, Saul numbers the people who were present with him.
• The term also conveys the idea of allotting or assigning, as in the distribution of portions or roles. In Genesis 24:10, Abraham's servant takes ten camels from his master's camels, indicating a portion or allotment.
• Additionally, מָנָה can imply an official appointment or designation, as seen in the context of assigning duties or roles, such as in Daniel 1:5, where the king appoints a daily provision for Daniel and his companions.
• The concept of enumeration is also present, as in the census or enrollment of people, which is a recurring theme in the historical books of the Old Testament.
• The verb is used metaphorically in some instances, such as in Job 7:3, where Job speaks of months of futility being allotted to him, indicating a divinely appointed period of suffering.

Forms and Transliterations

וַיְמַ֣ן וַיְמַ֤ן וַיְמַ֨ן וַיְמַן֩ וַיִּמְנ֔וּ וּמָנִ֨יתִי וימן וימנו ומניתי יִמָּנ֖וּ יִמָּנֶ֛ה יִמָּנֶֽה׃ ימנה ימנה׃ ימנו לְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃ לִמְנ֖וֹת לִמְנ֣וֹת לִמְנוֹת֙ להמנות׃ למנות מְמֻנִּים֙ מְנֵ֥ה מִנָּ֔ה מִנָּה֙ מִנּוּ־ מַ֣ן מָנָה֙ מוֹנֶ֖ה מוֹנֶ֣ה מונה ממנים מן מנה מנו־ נִמְנָ֑ה נמנה תִֽמְנֶה־ תמנה־ lə·him·mā·nō·wṯ lehimmaNot ləhimmānōwṯ lim·nō·wṯ limnOt limnōwṯ mā·nāh man maNah mānāh mə·mun·nîm mə·nêh memunNim məmunnîm meNeh mənêh min·nāh min·nū- minNah minnāh minnu minnū- mō·w·neh moNeh mōwneh nim·nāh nimNah nimnāh ṯim·neh- timneh ṯimneh- ū·mā·nî·ṯî umaNiti ūmānîṯî vaiyimNu vayMan way·man way·yim·nū wayman wayyimnū yim·mā·neh yim·mā·nū yimmaNeh yimmāneh yimmaNu yimmānū

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 13:16
HEB: יוּכַ֣ל אִ֗ישׁ לִמְנוֹת֙ אֶת־ עֲפַ֣ר
NAS: can number the dust
KJV: can number the dust
INT: can another number the dust of the earth

Genesis 13:16
HEB: גַּֽם־ זַרְעֲךָ֖ יִמָּנֶֽה׃
NAS: can also be numbered.
KJV: [then] shall thy seed also be numbered.
INT: also your descendants be numbered

Numbers 23:10
HEB: מִ֤י מָנָה֙ עֲפַ֣ר יַעֲקֹ֔ב
NAS: Who can count the dust of Jacob,
KJV: Who can count the dust of Jacob,
INT: Who count the dust of Jacob

2 Samuel 24:1
HEB: לֵאמֹ֔ר לֵ֛ךְ מְנֵ֥ה אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
NAS: Go, number Israel
KJV: Go, number Israel
INT: to say Go number Israel and Judah

1 Kings 3:8
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־ יִמָּנֶ֛ה וְלֹ֥א יִסָּפֵ֖ר
NAS: many to be numbered or counted.
KJV: people, that cannot be numbered nor counted
INT: who not to be numbered or counted

1 Kings 8:5
HEB: יִסָּפְר֛וּ וְלֹ֥א יִמָּנ֖וּ מֵרֹֽב׃
NAS: they could not be counted or numbered.
KJV: that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
INT: not be counted or numbered so

1 Kings 20:25
HEB: וְאַתָּ֣ה תִֽמְנֶה־ לְךָ֣ ׀ חַ֡יִל
NAS: and muster an army like the army
KJV: And number thee an army, like the army
INT: you and muster an army the army

2 Kings 12:10
HEB: הַגָּד֔וֹל וַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙ וַיִּמְנ֔וּ אֶת־ הַכֶּ֖סֶף
NAS: up and tied [it] in bags and counted the money
KJV: and they put up in bags, and told the money
INT: and the high and tied and counted the money was found

1 Chronicles 9:29
HEB: וּמֵהֶ֗ם מְמֻנִּים֙ עַל־ הַכֵּלִ֔ים
NAS: Some of them also were appointed over
KJV: [Some] of them also [were] appointed to oversee the vessels,
INT: also were appointed over the furniture

1 Chronicles 21:1
HEB: אֶת־ דָּוִ֔יד לִמְנ֖וֹת אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: and moved David to number Israel.
KJV: and provoked David to number Israel.
INT: and moved David to number Israel

1 Chronicles 21:17
HEB: אֲנִ֨י אָמַ֜רְתִּי לִמְנ֣וֹת בָּעָ֗ם וַאֲנִי־
NAS: Is it not I who commanded to count the people?
KJV: the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned
INT: I commanded to count your people I

1 Chronicles 27:24
HEB: צְרוּיָ֜ה הֵחֵ֤ל לִמְנוֹת֙ וְלֹ֣א כִלָּ֔ה
NAS: had begun to count [them], but did not finish;
KJV: began to number, but he finished
INT: of Zeruiah had begun to count did not finish

2 Chronicles 5:6
HEB: יִסָּפְר֛וּ וְלֹ֥א יִמָּנ֖וּ מֵרֹֽב׃
NAS: that they could not be counted or numbered.
KJV: which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
INT: not be counted or numbered many

Job 7:3
HEB: וְלֵיל֥וֹת עָ֝מָ֗ל מִנּוּ־ לִֽי׃
NAS: of trouble are appointed me.
KJV: nights are appointed to me.
INT: and nights of trouble are appointed

Psalm 61:7
HEB: חֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת מַ֣ן יִנְצְרֻֽהוּ׃
NAS: forever; Appoint lovingkindness
KJV: for ever: O prepare mercy
INT: lovingkindness and truth Appoint may preserve

Psalm 90:12
HEB: לִמְנ֣וֹת יָ֭מֵינוּ כֵּ֣ן
NAS: teach us to number our days,
KJV: So teach [us] to number our days,
INT: to number our days So

Psalm 147:4
HEB: מוֹנֶ֣ה מִ֭סְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים
NAS: He counts the number of the stars;
KJV: He telleth the number of the stars;
INT: counts the number of the stars

Ecclesiastes 1:15
HEB: לֹא־ יוּכַ֥ל לְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃
NAS: and what is lacking cannot be counted.
KJV: cannot be numbered.
INT: not cannot be counted

Isaiah 53:12
HEB: וְאֶת־ פֹּשְׁעִ֖ים נִמְנָ֑ה וְהוּא֙ חֵטְא־
NAS: to death, And was numbered with the transgressors;
KJV: unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors;
INT: with the transgressors was numbered Himself the sin

Isaiah 65:12
HEB: וּמָנִ֨יתִי אֶתְכֶ֜ם לַחֶ֗רֶב
NAS: I will destine you for the sword,
KJV: Therefore will I number you to the sword,
INT: will destine the sword and all

Jeremiah 33:13
HEB: עַל־ יְדֵ֥י מוֹנֶ֖ה אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: the hands of the one who numbers them,' says
KJV: under the hands of him that telleth [them], saith
INT: under the hands numbers says the LORD

Daniel 1:5
HEB: וַיְמַן֩ לָהֶ֨ם הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
NAS: The king appointed for them a daily
KJV: And the king appointed them a daily
INT: appointed the king ration

Daniel 1:10
HEB: הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִנָּ֔ה אֶת־ מַאֲכַלְכֶ֖ם
NAS: who has appointed your food
KJV: the king, who hath appointed your meat
INT: the king who has appointed your food and your drink

Daniel 1:11
HEB: הַמֶּלְצַ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִנָּה֙ שַׂ֣ר הַסָּֽרִיסִ֔ים
NAS: of the officials had appointed over
KJV: of the eunuchs had set over Daniel,
INT: the overseer whom had appointed the commander of the officials

Jonah 1:17
HEB: וַיְמַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ דָּ֣ג
NAS: And the LORD appointed a great fish
KJV: Now the LORD had prepared a great fish
INT: appointed and the LORD fish

28 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4487
28 Occurrences

lə·him·mā·nō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
lim·nō·wṯ — 5 Occ.
man — 1 Occ.
mā·nāh — 1 Occ.
mə·mun·nîm — 1 Occ.
mə·nêh — 1 Occ.
min·nāh — 2 Occ.
min·nū- — 1 Occ.
mō·w·neh — 2 Occ.
nim·nāh — 1 Occ.
ṯim·neh- — 1 Occ.
ū·mā·nî·ṯî — 1 Occ.
way·yim·nū — 1 Occ.
way·man — 5 Occ.
yim·mā·neh — 2 Occ.
yim·mā·nū — 2 Occ.