Menah מְנָה
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| מְנָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | menah |
| Strong's number | H4483 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to reckon/appoint |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Daniel (4) |
Menah (Aramaic מְנָה, Strong's H4483) is an Aramaic verb meaning “to reckon/appoint”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to number, reckon
1a) (P'al) to number
1b) (Pael) to appoint
1a) (P'al) to number
1b) (Pael) to appoint
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | set (3), ordained (1), numbered (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | are to appoint (1), had appointed (1), appointed (1), you have appointed (1), has numbered (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Menah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 7:25And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.
Daniel
- Daniel 2:24Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”
- Daniel 2:49Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.
- Daniel 3:12There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
- Daniel 5:26This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).