מְלֹאmᵉlôʼ

fulness, that which fills

Pronunciation: mel-o' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4393

Meanings

1. fulness, of hand (= handful) (Ecclesiastes 4:6; Exodus 9:8; Leviticus 16:12)

2. mass, multitude (Isaiah 31:4; Genesis 48:19)

3. fullness, = that which fills, entire contents (Deuteronomy 33:16; Psalms 24:1; Isaiah 6:3)

4. phrases (1 Samuel 28:20; 2 Samuel 8:2; Ezekiel 41:8)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 38 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 48:19 But his father refused. “I know, my son; I know,” he replied. “Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”
  • Exodus 9:8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from a brick kiln, and have Moses toss it into the air while Pharaoh watches.
  • Exodus 16:32 Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: Fill a two-quart container with manna to preserve it for your descendants. Then later generations will be able to see the food I gave you in the wilderness when I set you free from Egypt.”
  • Exodus 16:33 Moses said to Aaron, “Get a jar and fill it with two quarts of manna. Then put it in a sacred place before the Lord to preserve it for all future generations.”
  • Leviticus 2:2 and bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
  • Leviticus 5:12 Take the flour to the priest, who will scoop out a handful as a representative portion. He will burn it on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the Lord. It is an offering for sin.
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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).