מְנָה
me.nah
to reckon/appoint
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "מְנָה" (me.nah) is a verb that means "to reckon" or "to appoint." It is used 28 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in various contexts. In its most basic sense, "me.nah" involves counting, evaluating, or determining the value of something. This can be seen in its use in numerical contexts, such as counting people or animals. However, "me.nah" also extends beyond mere counting to encompass a broader range of cognitive and perceptual activities. It can involve assessing, estimating, or judging the worth or quality of something. This is evident in its use in contexts such as evaluating the worth of a person, determining the value of a gift, or assessing the quality of a product. The significance of "me.nah" lies in its role in shaping our understanding of the world around us. By reckoning or appointing value to things, we create meaning and establish relationships between people, objects, and ideas. This verb highlights the importance of perception and evaluation in our daily lives, and its frequent use in the Bible underscores its significance in the ancient Hebrew worldview.
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Occurrences in Scripture
28 total occurrences across the text
so am I made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Psalms 61:7He shall be enthroned in God’s presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
Psalms 90:12So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalms 147:4He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
Ecclesiastes 1:15That which is crooked can’t be made straight; and that which is lacking can’t be counted.
Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will give him a portion with the great. He will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 65:12I will destine you to the sword, and you will all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, you didn’t answer. When I spoke, you didn’t listen; but you did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I didn’t delight.”
Jeremiah 33:13In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of him who counts them,” says Yahweh.
Daniel 1:5The king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at its end they should stand before the king.
Daniel 1:10The prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink. For why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths who are of your own age? Then you would endanger my head with the king.”
Daniel 1:11Then Daniel said to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Jonah 1:17Yahweh prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah 4:6Yahweh God prepared a vine, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the vine.
Jonah 4:7But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine, so that it withered.
Jonah 4:8When the sun arose, God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
Genesis 13:16I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted.
Genesis 13:16I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted.
Numbers 23:10Who can count the dust of Jacob, or count the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous! Let my last end be like his!”
2 Samuel 24:1Again Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”
1 Kings 3:8Your servant is among your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can’t be numbered or counted for multitude.
1 Kings 8:5King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle, that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.
1 Kings 20:25Muster an army, like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. We will fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they are.” He listened to their voice, and did so.
2 Kings 12:10When they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king’s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put it in bags and counted the money that was found in Yahweh’s house.
1 Chronicles 9:29Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
1 Chronicles 21:1Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to take a census of Israel.
1 Chronicles 21:17David said to God, “Isn’t it I who commanded the people to be counted? It is even I who have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O Yahweh my God, be against me, and against my father’s house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued.”
1 Chronicles 27:24Joab the son of Zeruiah began to take a census, but didn’t finish; and wrath came on Israel for this. The number wasn’t put into the account in the chronicles of king David.
2 Chronicles 5:6King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.