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.
See every passage
- Genesis 48:19
- Exodus 9:8, 16:32, 16:33
- Leviticus 2:2, 5:12, 16:12
- Numbers 22:18, 24:13
- Deuteronomy 33:16
- Judges 6:38
- 1 Samuel 28:20
- 2 Samuel 8:2
- 1 Kings 17:12
- 2 Kings 4:39
- 1 Chronicles 16:32
- Psalms 24:1, 50:12, 89:11, 96:11, 98:7
- Ecclesiastes 4:6
- Isaiah 6:3, 8:8, 31:4, 34:1, 42:10
- Jeremiah 8:16, 47:2
- Ezekiel 12:19, 19:7, 30:12, 32:15, 41:8
- Amos 6:8
- Micah 1:2
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).