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מֹנֶה

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môneh

H4489 noun

SILEX Entry

Root מנה to count, reckon, assign, distribute

Definition

A unit or portion determined by measuring or counting, with specific application to a discrete period or segment of time (an interval, appointed moment, or occasion). The term conveys the idea of something set, numbered, or assigned by measure, often in temporal contexts, such as a specific period or moment marked off from a greater whole.

Semantic Range

a portion or unit measured or counted out, assigned segment, measured interval, appointed time, moment, occasion, period

Root / Etymology

From the root מנה (to count, reckon, assign, apportion). The word מֹנֶה is a derivative noun indicating something that is counted or measured out. The concept may extend from the literal act of apportioning or measuring (as with weights or goods), to the figurative sense of measuring out or assigning a portion of time.

Historical & Contextual Notes

מֹנֶה occurs rarely, primarily in poetic or wisdom texts. Its core use is in reference to defined or allotted periods, as in Ecclesiastes 3:1 ('To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven'), where it denotes a measurable segment of time or a particular moment that has been 'counted out' within God's order of events. The root מנה is also the basis for terms relating to reckoning or accounting, both for material goods and abstract concepts such as days or life span. English translations often render it simply as 'time,' which may obscure the sense of intentional measurement or allocation inherent in the original term. The nuance distinguishes מֹנֶה from common words like עֵת (appointed time, season) or זְמָן (set time), as מֹנֶה emphasizes the aspect of being portioned or reckoned. The term does not reflect later meanings associated with formal calendars or religious observances, but retains the sense of deliberate quantification. No evidence suggests significant evolution in meaning after the biblical period. Later rabbinic Hebrew does not commonly employ this noun.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from מָנָה; properly, something weighed out, i.e. (figuratively) a portion of time, i.e. an instance; time.

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Root Family

מנה (m-n-h) — to count, reckon, assign, distribute

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4482 מֵן with strings
H4487 מָנָה to be counted
H4488 מָנֶה the appointed measure
H4490 מָנָה the assigned portion
H4503 מִנְחָה with the apportioned offering

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4489-01 מֹנִ֑ים monim HNcmpa times measured intervals 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4489-01 Genesis 31:7 מֹנִ֑ים monim HNcmpa times measured intervals
H4489-01 Genesis 31:41 מֹנִֽים monim HNcmpa times measured intervals
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