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Lexicon :: Strong's H4390 - mālā'

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מָלָא
Transliteration
mālā'
Pronunciation
maw-lay'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1195

Strong’s Definitions

מָלֵא mâlêʼ, maw-lay'; or מָלָא mâlâʼ; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root; to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively):—accomplish, confirm, consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, × draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-) full, have wholly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 249x

The KJV translates Strong's H4390 in the following manner: fill (107x), full (48x), fulfil (28x), consecrate (15x), accomplish (7x), replenish (7x), wholly (6x), set (6x), expired (3x), fully (2x), gather (2x), overflow (2x), satisfy (2x), miscellaneous (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 249x
The KJV translates Strong's H4390 in the following manner: fill (107x), full (48x), fulfil (28x), consecrate (15x), accomplish (7x), replenish (7x), wholly (6x), set (6x), expired (3x), fully (2x), gather (2x), overflow (2x), satisfy (2x), miscellaneous (14x).

  1. to fill, be full

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be full

        1. fulness, abundance (participle)

        2. to be full, be accomplished, be ended

      2. to consecrate, fill the hand

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be filled, be armed, be satisfied

      2. to be accomplished, be ended

    3. (Piel)

      1. to fill

      2. to satisfy

      3. to fulfil, accomplish, complete

      4. to confirm

    4. (Pual) to be filled

    5. (Hithpael) to mass themselves against

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָלֵא mâlêʼ, maw-lay'; or מָלָא mâlâʼ; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root; to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively):—accomplish, confirm, consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, × draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-) full, have wholly.
STRONGS H4390: Abbreviations
מָלֵא 249 verb be full, fill (Late Hebrew id. (Pi. transitive); Zinjirli מלא (Pi. transitive) DHMSendsch. 60; Assyrian malû (transitive and intransitive) DlHWB 409; Arabic (transitive) , (intransitive); Ethiopic (transitive and intransitive); Aramaic (transitive), מְלָא (intransitive and transitive), Palmyrene proper name מלא = plenitude, VogPalm 7, 2 and others; Sabean מלא Os14 Levy-OsZMG xix.1863, 211 f. DHMZMG xxix.1875, 595); —
Qal 99 Perfect מ׳ Exodus 40:34 +; suffix מְלַאוֺ Esther 7:5; מָלֵאתָ Job 36:17; מָלֵאתִי Micah 3:8; Jeremiah 6:11; מָלֵ֫תִי Job 32:18; מָֽלְאוּ Genesis 29:21 +; מָלוּ Ezekiel 28:16 (מָלֵאתָ) Co); מָלֵ֑אוּ Isaiah 1:15, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular suffix חִמְלָאֵ֣מוֺ Exodus 15:9; יִמְלְאוּ Genesis 50:3 + 2 times; וַיִּמְלְאוּ Genesis 25:24; Genesis 50:3; Imperative מִלְאוּ Genesis 1:22 + 5 times; Infinitive construct מְלֹאת (מְלֹאות) Leviticus 8:33 + 12 times; Participle מָלֵא Jeremiah 23:24; מְלֵאִים Isaiah 6:1; (compare also below מָלֵא adjective); —
1. be full, usually with accusative material:
a. literally subject houses Exodus 8:17; Exodus 10:6 (both J) Judges 16:27; Isaiah 13:21; 2 Chronicles 5:13, compare Ezekiel 10:4 (strike out Co); winepress Joel 4:13; threshing-floor Joel 2:24; vessel 2 Kings 4:6; Job 21:24, etc.; Job 20:22 מְלֹאות (compare מְלֹא), i.e. fulness, abundance.
b. figurative, earth full of violence Genesis 6:13, compare Leviticus 19:29 (both P), Micah 6:12; Isaiah 1:15; Jeremiah 23:10; Jeremiah 51:5; Psalm 26:10; Ezekiel 7:23 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 9:3, etc.; earth full of glory, mercy, goodness, knowledge, of מ׳ Psalm 33:5; Psalm 119:64; Isaiah 11:9; Habakkuk 3:3; compare also Psalm 48:11; Psalm 104:24, etc.; subject נֶפֶשׁ = desire be satisfied (full) with suffix Exodus 15:9; וְדִין רָשָׁע מ׳ Job 36:17 and of judgment on the wicked art thou full (hast thou thy fill), compare Di Du; מָלֵא לֵב לַעֲשׂוֺת רָ֑ע Ecclesiastes 8:11; especially of days, years, be full, accomplished, ended, Genesis 25:24; Genesis 29:21; Genesis 50:3 (twice in verse) (JE); Leviticus 8:33; Leviticus 12:4, 6; Leviticus 25:30; Numbers 6:5, 13 (P); 1 Samuel 18:26; 2 Samuel 7:12; Jeremiah 25:12; Jeremiah 29:10; Lamentations 4:18; Ezekiel 5:2; 1 Chronicles 17:11; Esther 1:5; Esther 2:12; Daniel 10:3; compare also with other subject (literally) Jeremiah 25:34; Isaiah 40:2.
2. transitive fill, of populating sea and earth Genesis 1:22, 28; Genesis 9:1 (all P); consecrate מִלְאוּ יֶדְכֶם ליהוה; (literally fill the hand) Exodus 32:29 (compare below); especially of glory of י׳ filling tabernacle and temple; Exodus 40:34, 35 (P) 1 Kings 8:10, 11, compare Isaiah 6:1; see also Jeremiah 23:24, especially literal Ezekiel 10:3; Ezekiel 43:5; Ezekiel 44:4; 2 Chronicles 5:14; 7:1, 2; followed by 2 accusativefill jars (with) water 1 Kings 18:34; absolute overflow עַלכָּֿלגְּֿדוֺתָיו מ׳ Joshua 3:15 (compare 1 Chronicles 12:16 Pi.); figurative fill land with sin Jeremiah 16:18, compare Jeremiah 19:4; Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 28:16, compare Ezekiel 30:11; מְלָאוֺ לִבּוֺ לַעֲשׂוֺתכֵּֿן Esther 7:5 (compare Ecclesiastes 8:11 above); מִלְאוּ הַשְּׁלָטִים Jeremiah 51:11 meaning obscure, see [שֶׁלֶט]; Gie proposes מִרְטוּ הַשּׁ׳ polish.
†Niph. Perfect נִמְלָאֿ Songs 5:2; Imperfect יִמָּלֵא 2 Samuel 23:7 + 9 times; וַיִּמָּלֵא Exodus 7:25 + 5 times; יִמָּֽלְא֫וּ Proverbs 3:10 + 2 times; יִמָּֽלֵ֑אוּ Proverbs 24:4; יִמָּֽלְאוּן Ezekiel 32:6; —
1. be filled, usually with accusative of material (with מִן of source Ecclesiastes 1:8, compare Ezekiel 32:6; with לְ Habakkuk 2:14); land, with people Exodus 1:7; compare 2 Kings 3:17, 20; Isaiah 2:7 (twice in verse); Isaiah 2:8; house with smoke Isaiah 6:4, compare Ezekiel 10:4; see also Proverbs 3:10; Proverbs 24:4; Jeremiah 13:12 (twice in verse); Zechariah 8:5; Songs 5:2; Ecclesiastes 11:3; 2 Kings 10:21; Ezekiel 32:6; = be armed 2 Samuel 23:7 (literally be filled or fill himself, i.e. his hand, with weapon, compare Pi. 2); be satisfied, subject נֶפֶשׁ = appetite Ecclesiastes 6:7; subject אֹזֶן Ecclesiastes 1:8; figurative earth filled with violence (compare Qal) Genesis 6:11, compare Ezekiel 9:9; Ezekiel 23:33; with glory and knowledge of י׳ Numbers 14:21; Habakkuk 2:14; Psalm 72:19; see also 1 Kings 7:14; Psalm 71:8; Psalm 126:2; Esther 3:5; Esther 5:9; Proverbs 20:17; absolute Ezekiel 26:2 (but Co below מָלֵא adjective, so ) Ezekiel 27:25.
2. be accomplished, ended, subject days Exodus 7:25; of an exchange, requital, Job 15:32.
Pi.112 Perfect מִלֵּא Exodus 35:35 +; מִלָּא Jeremiah 51:34; מִלֵּאתָ Deuteronomy 6:11 +; מִלְאוּ Numbers 32:11 +, etc.; Imperfect יְמַלֵּא Leviticus 8:33 +; יְמַלֵּה֗֗֗ Job 8:21; וַיְמַלְאוּ Genesis 42:25; Exodus 39:10; יְמַלֵּ֑אוּ Ezekiel 7:19, etc.; Imperative מַלֵּא Genesis 29:27 + 5 times; מַלְאוּ Jeremiah 4:5; Ezekiel 9:7; Infinitive construct מַלֵּא Exodus 29:29 + 5 times; מַלְּאוֺת (אֹת -) Exodus 31:5 + 5 times; suffix מַלְּאָם Jeremiah 33:5; Participle מְמַלֵּא Jeremiah 13:13; 1 Chronicles 12:15; plural מְמַלְאִים Isaiah 65:11 + 2 times; —
1. fill (often with 2 accusative; literal, with בְּ 2 Kings 9:24; Ezra 9:11; Job 40:31; with מִן Jeremiah 51:34; Psalm 127:5): Genesis 21:19; Genesis 24:16; Genesis 26:15; Genesis 42:25; Genesis 44:1; Exodus 2:16; Deuteronomy 6:11; Joshua 9:13; 1 Kings 18:35; 1 Kings 20:27; 2 Kings 3:25; 2 Kings 23:14; Isaiah 23:2; Job 3:15; Job 22:18; Jeremiah 41:9; Ezekiel 3:3; Ezekiel 7:19; Ezekiel 9:7; Ezekiel 10:2; Ezekiel 24:4; Nahum 2:13; Haggai 2:7; Psalm 129:7; 2 Chronicles 16:14, etc. (indefinite subject); fill (cup) with drink for libation Isaiah 65:11; figurative fill with spirit Exodus 28:3; Exodus 31:3; Exodus 35:31 compare Exodus 35:35, Psalm 107:9; Isaiah 33:5; Jeremiah 15:17; fill (with blood) 2 Kings 21:16; with abominations Ezra 9:11 (with בְּ).
2. special uses are: satisfy appetite Job 38:39; Psalm 17:14; Proverbs 6:30; Job 20:23; Jeremiah 51:14 (figurative); take a handful of מִן כַּפּוֹ מ׳ Leviticus 9:17; grasp יָדוֺ בְּ מ׳ 2 Kings 9:24, compare (of laying arrow on bow) figurative הַקֶּשֶׁת בְּאֶפְרַיִם מ׳ Zechariah 9:13; overflow מְמַלֵּא עַלכָּֿלגְּֿד֯יֹתָיו 1 Chronicles 12:16 (compare Joshua 3:15 Qal); give in full וַיְמַלְאוּם לַמֶּלֶךְ 1 Samuel 18:27 (read וַיְמַלְּאֵם A We Dr Kit Bu); פּ׳ יַר מִלֵּא figurative for institute to a priestly office, consecrate Exodus 28:41; Exodus 29:9, 29, 33, 35; Leviticus 8:33; Leviticus 16:32; Leviticus 21:10; Numbers 3:3; Judges 17:5, 12; 1 Kings 13:33; Ezekiel 43:26 (altar), 1 Chronicles 29:5; 2 Chronicles 13:9; 29:31 (compare Assyrian umallu ḳatu, confer upon, DlHWB 409); אַחֲרֵי מ׳ wholly follow י׳ Numbers 14:24; Numbers 32:11, 12; Deuteronomy 1:36; Joshua 14:8, 9, 14; 1 Kings 11:6; fill in, i.e. set precious stones Exodus 28:17 (בּוֺ מִלֻּאַת אֶבֶן מ׳) compare Exodus 31:5; Exodus 35:33; Exodus 39:10 (all P); etc.
3. fulfil, accomplish, complete, object week, year, day, Genesis 29:27, 28; Exodus 23:26; Isaiah 65:20; Job 39:2; 2 Chronicles 36:21; Daniel 9:2; object word, promise, etc.; subject י׳ 1 Kings 8:15, 24; 2 Chronicles 6:4, 15; Psalm 20:5; Psalm 20:6; subject men 1 Kings 2:27; Jeremiah 44:25; 2 Chronicles 36:21.
4. confirm words 1 Kings 1:14.
†Pu. Participle filled, i.e. set with jewels מְמֻלָּאִים בַּתַּרְשִׁישׁ Songs 5:14.
†Hithp. Imperfect עָלַי יִתְמַלָּא֑וּן Job 16:10, mass themselves against me; perhaps denominative from מְלֹא 2.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H4391.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:22; 1:22; 1:28; 6:11; 6:13; 9:1; 21:19; 24:16; 25:24; 25:24; 26:15; 29:21; 29:21; 29:27; 29:27; 29:28; 42:25; 42:25; 44:1; 50:3; 50:3; 50:3

Exodus

1:7; 2:16; 7:25; 7:25; 8:17; 10:6; 15:9; 15:9; 23:26; 28:3; 28:17; 28:41; 29:9; 29:29; 29:29; 29:33; 29:35; 31:3; 31:5; 31:5; 32:29; 35:31; 35:33; 35:35; 35:35; 39:10; 39:10; 40:34; 40:34; 40:35

Leviticus

8:33; 8:33; 8:33; 8:33; 9:17; 12:4; 12:6; 16:32; 19:29; 21:10; 25:30

Numbers

3:3; 6:5; 6:13; 14:21; 14:24; 32:11; 32:11; 32:12

Deuteronomy

1:36; 6:11; 6:11

Joshua

3:15; 3:15; 9:13; 14:8; 14:9; 14:14

Judges

16:27; 17:5; 17:12

1 Samuel

18:26; 18:27

2 Samuel

7:12; 23:7; 23:7

1 Kings

1:14; 2:27; 7:14; 8:10; 8:11; 8:15; 8:24; 11:6; 13:33; 18:34; 18:35; 20:27

2 Kings

3:17; 3:20; 3:25; 4:6; 9:24; 9:24; 10:21; 21:16; 23:14

1 Chronicles

12:15; 12:16; 12:16; 17:11; 29:5

2 Chronicles

5:13; 5:14; 6:4; 6:15; 7:1; 7:2; 13:9; 16:14; 29:31; 36:21; 36:21

Ezra

9:11; 9:11

Esther

1:5; 2:12; 3:5; 5:9; 7:5; 7:5

Job

3:15; 8:21; 15:32; 16:10; 20:22; 20:23; 21:24; 22:18; 32:18; 36:17; 36:17; 38:39; 39:2

Psalms

17:14; 20:5; 20:6; 26:10; 33:5; 48:11; 71:8; 72:19; 104:24; 107:9; 119:64; 126:2; 127:5; 129:7

Proverbs

3:10; 3:10; 6:30; 20:17; 24:4; 24:4

Ecclesiastes

1:8; 1:8; 6:7; 8:11; 8:11; 9:3; 11:3

Song of Songs

5:2; 5:2; 5:14

Isaiah

1:15; 1:15; 2:7; 2:8; 6:1; 6:1; 6:4; 11:9; 13:21; 23:2; 33:5; 40:2; 65:11; 65:11; 65:20

Jeremiah

4:5; 6:11; 13:12; 13:13; 15:17; 16:18; 19:4; 23:10; 23:24; 23:24; 25:12; 25:34; 29:10; 33:5; 41:9; 44:25; 51:5; 51:11; 51:14; 51:34; 51:34

Lamentations

4:18

Ezekiel

3:3; 5:2; 7:19; 7:19; 7:23; 8:17; 9:7; 9:7; 9:9; 10:2; 10:3; 10:4; 10:4; 23:33; 24:4; 26:2; 27:25; 28:16; 28:16; 30:11; 32:6; 32:6; 32:6; 43:5; 43:26; 44:4

Daniel

9:2; 10:3

Joel

2:24

Micah

3:8; 6:12

Nahum

2:13

Habakkuk

2:14; 2:14; 3:3

Haggai

2:7

Zechariah

8:5; 9:13

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