מָנָהmânâh
part, portion, especially choice portion (Exodus 29:26; Jeremiah 13:25; Psalms 16:5; 1 Samuel 1:4; Esther 2:9)
Pronunciation: maw-naw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4490
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- 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.
- Leviticus 7:33 The right thigh must always be given to the priest who offers the blood and the fat of the peace offering.
- Leviticus 8:29 Then Moses took the breast and lifted it up as a special offering to the Lord. This was Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination, just as the Lord had commanded him.
- 1 Samuel 1:4 On the days Elkanah presented his sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to Peninnah and each of her children.
- 1 Samuel 1:5 And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the Lord had given her no children.
- 1 Samuel 9:23 Samuel then instructed the cook to bring Saul the finest cut of meat, the piece that had been set aside for the guest of honor.
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).