Word Study · Strong's H4490 · Hebrew
מָנָה
manah
maw-naw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mânâh
“properly, something weighed out, i.e. (generally) a division”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, something weighed out, i.e. (generally) a division; specifically (of food) a ration; also a lot
Rendered in the KJV as
such things as belonged, part, portion.
- 13occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- לְמָנָֽה׃2
- מָנוֹת֙2
- הַמָּנָ֔ה1
- לְמָנָ֔ה1
- מָנָ֥ה1
- מָנ֗וֹת1
- מָנ֔וֹת1
- מָנ֖וֹת1
- מָנֽוֹת׃1
- מָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙1
- מְנָת־1
How it is rendered · 6
- portions6
- to a portion3
- [is] [the] portion of1
- a portion1
- portions her1
- the portion1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · feminine plural6
- preposition + noun · feminine singular3
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- noun · feminine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpa · 6
- HR/Ncfsa · 3
- HNcfpc/Sp3fs · 1
- HNcfsa · 1
- HNcfsc · 1
- HTd/Ncfsa · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Samuel3 of 13 · 23%
- Esther3 of 13 · 23%
- Leviticus2 of 13 · 15%
- Nehemiah2 of 13 · 15%
- Exodus1 of 13 · 8%
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Leviticus2 occurrences
- Leviticus 7:33לְמָנָֽה׃lemanahpreposition + noun · feminine singularThe son of Aaron who presents the blood and fat of the peace offering shall have the right thigh as a portion.here: to a portion
- Leviticus 8:29לְמָנָ֔הlemanahpreposition + noun · feminine singularHe also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.here: to a portion
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 1:4מָנֽוֹת׃manotnoun · feminine pluralAnd whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.here: portions
- 1 Samuel 1:5מָנָ֥הmanahnoun · feminine singularBut to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.here: a portion
- 1 Samuel 9:23הַמָּנָ֔הhamanahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you and told you to set aside.”here: the portion
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 8:10מָנוֹת֙manotnoun · feminine pluralThen Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”here: portions
- Nehemiah 8:12מָנ֔וֹתmanotnoun · feminine pluralThen all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.here: portions
Esther3 occurrences
- Esther 2:9מָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙manotehanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularAnd the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.here: portions her
- Esther 9:19מָנ֖וֹתmanotnoun · feminine pluralThis is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another.here: portions
- Esther 9:22מָנוֹת֙manotnoun · feminine pluralas the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.here: portions
Same headword in Strong's