מָנַעmânaʻ

Meanings

Same root

• יִמְנָעYimnâʻ · H3234Jimna, an Israelite
• צַלְמֻנָּעTsalmunnâʻ · H6759Tsalmunna, a Midianite
• תִּמְנָעTimnâʻ · H8555Timna, the name of two Edomites

Where it appears

Appears 29 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 30:2 Then Jacob became furious with Rachel. “Am I God?” he asked. “He’s the one who has kept you from having children!”
• Numbers 22:16 They went to Balaam and delivered this message to him: “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Please don’t let anything stop you from coming to help me.
• Numbers 24:11 Now get out of here! Go back home! I promised to reward you richly, but the Lord has kept you from your reward.”
• 1 Samuel 25:26 “Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, since the Lord has kept you from murdering and taking vengeance into your own hands, let all your enemies and those who try to harm you be as cursed as Nabal is.
• 1 Samuel 25:34 For I swear by the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept me from hurting you, that if you had not hurried out to meet me, not one of Nabal’s men would still be alive tomorrow morning.”
• 2 Samuel 13:13 Where could I go in my shame? And you would be called one of the greatest fools in Israel. Please, just speak to the king about it, and he will let you marry me.”