מִלֻּאmilluʼ

setting, installation

Pronunciation: mil-loo' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4394

Meanings

1. setting (Exodus 25:7; Exodus 35:9; Exodus 35:27)

2. installation (of priests) (Leviticus 7:37; Leviticus 8:33; Leviticus 8:28)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 25:7 onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.
  • Exodus 29:22 “Since this is the ram for the ordination of Aaron and his sons, take the fat of the ram, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.
  • Exodus 29:26 Then take the breast of Aaron’s ordination ram, and lift it up in the Lord’s presence as a special offering to him. Then keep it as your own portion.
  • Exodus 29:27 “Set aside the portions of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. This includes the breast and the thigh that were lifted up before the Lord as a special offering.
  • Exodus 29:31 “Take the ram used in the ordination ceremony, and boil its meat in a sacred place.
  • Exodus 29:34 If any of the ordination meat or bread remains until the morning, it must be burned. It may not be eaten, for it is holy.
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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).