Midvash

מֵאָהmêʼâh

מֵאָה: hundred

Pronunciation: may-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3967

Meanings

1. as simple number

a. a hundred (Genesis 33:19; Joshua 24:32; Judges 7:19)

c. by hundreds (1 Samuel 29:2; 2 Samuel 18:4; Exodus 18:21)

d. below (Genesis 11:10; Genesis 21:5; Genesis 25:7)

2. as part of larger number

a. talents (Judges 2:8; 1 Kings 10:14; Nehemiah 7:24)

3. = a hundredth part of the money; but read quite possibly מַשַּׁאת the debt (Nehemiah 5:11)

מְאָיוֺת: see מֵאָה

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 579 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 5:3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just like him—in his very image. He named his son Seth.
  • Genesis 5:4 After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 5:5 Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
  • Genesis 5:6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
  • Genesis 5:7 After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 5:8 Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).