Lexical Summary manah: to count, number, reckon Original Word: מָנָהTransliteration: manah Phonetic Spelling: (maw-naw') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to count, number, reckon Meaning: to weigh out, to allot, constitute officially, to enumerate, enroll Strong's 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. Brown-Driver-Briggs H4487. manah מָנָה verb count, number, reckon, assign (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian manû DlHWB 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 יַעֲקֹב עֲפַר Numbers 23:10 (JE); money 2 Kings 12:11; stars (׳מ לַכּוֺכָבִים מִסְמָּר) 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 27:24 (object omitted); 1 Kings 20:25. 2 reckon, assign, appoint לַחֶרֶב Isaiah 65:12 (with play on מְנִי 65:11). Niph`al Perfect נִמְנָה Isaiah 53:12; Imperfect יִמָּנֶה Genesis 13:16; 1 Kings 3:8; יִמָּנוּ 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 ("" נִסְמַּר); of sacrificial animals 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 מּשְׁעִים אֶת). 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, 1:5 (followed by לְ), officer 1:11 (followed by על); nights of weariness (עָמָל לֵילוֺת) Job 7:3 (subject indefinite; followed by לְ); in story of Jonah, object. fish Jonah 2:1, ricinus 4:6; worm 4:7, wind 4:8 (all subject b>׳י); object וֶאֱמֶת חֶסֶד Psalm 61:8 (subject ׳י). Pu`al Participle plural מְמֻנִּים 1 Chronicles 9:29 appointed, of porters (followed by עַל). |
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