Hebrew · H3967

מֵאָה

A hundred ; also as a multiplicative and a fraction

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מֵאָה H3967

What does מֵאָה mean in the Bible?

מֵאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a hundred ; also as a multiplicative and a fraction".

Full entry for מֵאָה (H3967) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does מֵאָה mean in the Bible?

מֵאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a hundred ; also as a multiplicative and a fraction".

How does the BSB render H3967?

The BSB source-word alignment has 578 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (283), hundred (62), a hundred (25), of hundreds (15), and of hundreds (9).

Where does מֵאָה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 5:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (96), 2 Chronicles (64), Genesis (64), Ezra (53).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

. . . 283× Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:7

hundred 62× Genesis 8:13, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:15, Genesis 23:16

a hundred 25× Genesis 17:17, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:11, Leviticus 26:8

of hundreds 15× Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 31:14, Deuteronomy 1:15

and of hundreds 9× Numbers 31:48, Numbers 31:52, Numbers 31:54, 2 Samuel 18:1

hundred [shekels] 8× Genesis 45:22, Numbers 7:85, Judges 17:2, 1 Kings 10:16

two hundred 8× Joshua 7:21, 1 Samuel 18:27, 1 Samuel 25:18, 1 Samuel 30:10

for a hundred 6× Genesis 33:19, Joshua 24:32, 2 Samuel 3:14, 1 Kings 10:29

120 5× Genesis 6:3, 1 Kings 9:14, 1 Kings 10:10, 2 Chronicles 5:12

200 5× Genesis 11:23, Genesis 32:14, 1 Chronicles 12:32, Ezra 8:4

128 4× Ezra 2:23, Ezra 2:41, Nehemiah 7:27, Nehemiah 11:14

and a hundred 4× Leviticus 26:8, Judges 20:10, 1 Kings 4:23, Ezekiel 40:47

of 110 4× Genesis 50:22, Genesis 50:26, Joshua 24:29, Judges 2:8

[to be] a hundred 3× Ezekiel 40:23, Ezekiel 40:27, Ezekiel 41:13

[was] a hundred 3× Numbers 7:86, Ezekiel 41:14, Ezekiel 42:2

180,000 {} 3× 1 Kings 12:21, 2 Chronicles 11:1, 2 Chronicles 17:18

200,000 {} 3× 1 Samuel 15:4, 2 Chronicles 17:16, 2 Chronicles 17:17

hundred [men] 3× 2 Samuel 23:8, 2 Samuel 23:18, 1 Chronicles 11:20

of a hundred 3× 2 Kings 3:4, 2 Kings 23:33, 2 Chronicles 36:3

100 2× Exodus 38:27, Ezra 8:26

100,000 {} 2× 1 Chronicles 22:14, 2 Chronicles 25:6

112 2× Ezra 2:18, Nehemiah 7:24

120,000 {} 2× 1 Chronicles 12:37, 2 Chronicles 28:6

122 2× Ezra 2:27, Nehemiah 7:31

123 2× Ezra 2:21, Nehemiah 7:32

150 2× Genesis 8:3, Ezra 8:3

185,000 men 2× 2 Kings 19:35, Isaiah 37:36

223 2× Ezra 2:19, Ezra 2:28

and 120,000 2× 1 Kings 8:63, 2 Chronicles 7:5

and two hundred 2× 1 Samuel 25:18, Song Of Solomon 8:12

except a hundred 2× 2 Samuel 8:4, 1 Chronicles 18:4

hundred [cubits] 2× Ezekiel 42:20

it was a hundred 2× Ezekiel 40:19, Ezekiel 41:15

was a hundred 2× Genesis 21:5, Exodus 38:9

[and] 1× 2 Chronicles 3:4

[and] two hundred 1× 2 Chronicles 29:32

[have lasted] 130 1× Genesis 47:9

[is] 108,100 1× Numbers 2:24

[shall be] a hundred 1× Exodus 27:18

[They also brought] 220 1× Ezra 8:20

[They also took] 100,000 1× 1 Chronicles 5:21

[to be] two hundred 1× 2 Samuel 14:26

[to reach] a hundred 1× Isaiah 65:20

[was also] a hundred 1× Exodus 38:11

[weighing] 100 1× Ezra 8:26

[were] a hundred 1× Ezekiel 42:8

[were] also a hundred 1× Ezekiel 41:13

[were] the two hundred 1× 1 Kings 7:20

105 1× Genesis 5:6

110 1× Ezra 8:12

127 1× Genesis 23:1

137 1× Genesis 25:17

138 [in all] 1× Nehemiah 7:45

139 1× Ezra 2:42

140 1× Job 42:16

147 1× Genesis 47:28

148 1× Nehemiah 7:44

150 [in all] 1× 1 Chronicles 8:40

153,600 [in all] 1× 2 Chronicles 2:17

156 1× Ezra 2:30

160 1× Ezra 8:10

162 1× Genesis 5:18

172 men 1× Nehemiah 11:19

175 1× Genesis 25:7

180 1× Genesis 35:28

182 1× Genesis 5:28

187 1× Genesis 5:25

188 1× Nehemiah 7:26

218 1× Ezra 8:9

232 men 1× 1 Kings 20:15

242 men 1× Nehemiah 11:13

245 1× Ezra 2:66

250,000 {} 1× 1 Chronicles 5:21

280,000 {} 1× 2 Chronicles 17:15

284 1× Nehemiah 11:18

288 1× 1 Chronicles 25:7

a hundred [children] 1× Ecclesiastes 6:3

a hundred [shekels] 1× Deuteronomy 22:19

a hundred [times] 1× Ecclesiastes 8:12

a hundred strong 1× Amos 5:3

a hundredfold 1× Genesis 26:12

about the hundred 1× 2 Chronicles 25:9

along with the percentage 1× Nehemiah 5:11

and 100 1× Ezra 2:69

and 100,000 1× 1 Chronicles 29:7

and 112 1× 1 Chronicles 15:10

and 120 1× 1 Chronicles 15:5

and 130 1× 1 Chronicles 15:7

and 200 1× 1 Chronicles 15:8

and 220 1× 1 Chronicles 15:6

and 280,000 men 1× 2 Chronicles 14:8

and the hundred 1× Judges 7:19

as well as their 200 1× Ezra 2:65

as well as their 245 1× Nehemiah 7:67

at a hundred 1× Isaiah 65:20

by hundreds 1× 2 Samuel 18:4

deeper than a hundred 1× Proverbs 17:10

for 150 1× Genesis 7:24

from the 100 1× Exodus 38:27

hundred [strong] 1× 1 Samuel 23:13

hundred men 1× 1 Chronicles 11:11

hundreds 1× 1 Samuel 22:7

hundredth 1× Genesis 7:11

is 151,450 1× Numbers 2:16

is 157,600 1× Numbers 2:31

is 186,400 1× Numbers 2:9

men 1× 1 Chronicles 12:27

men. 1× Numbers 26:14

of 130 1× 2 Chronicles 24:15

out of [every] hundred 1× Judges 20:10

The hundred 1× Exodus 38:27

the two hundred 1× 1 Samuel 30:21

their units of hundreds 1× 1 Samuel 29:2

There were 150 1× Nehemiah 5:17

thousand 1× 2 Samuel 8:4

took 200,000 1× 2 Chronicles 28:8

totaled 100 1× Exodus 38:25

two hundred [loaves] 1× 2 Samuel 16:1

two hundred [shekels] 1× Judges 17:4

was 100 1× Genesis 11:10

was 212 1× 1 Chronicles 9:22

was a match for a hundred 1× 1 Chronicles 12:14

while two hundred 1× 1 Samuel 25:13

will have but a hundred 1× Amos 5:3

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 5:3

Aligned rows 578

Books represented 25

Genesis 64 Exodus 28 Leviticus 2 Numbers 96 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 3 Judges 31 1 Samuel 22 2 Samuel 19 1 Kings 29 2 Kings 13 1 Chronicles 43 2 Chronicles 64 Ezra 53 Nehemiah 48 Esther 7 Job 3 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 33 Daniel 3 Amos 2

Source forms

מֵא֖וֹת 118x mê·’ō·wṯ Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11

מֵא֥וֹת 35x mê·’ō·wṯ Genesis 32:6, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 38:26, Numbers 1:46

מֵאָ֥ה 28x mê·’āh Genesis 6:3, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 50:22, Genesis 50:26

מֵא֣וֹת 24x mê·’ō·wṯ Genesis 6:15, Genesis 45:22, Judges 3:31, Judges 7:22

מֵאָ֖ה 23x mê·’āh Exodus 38:9, 1 Chronicles 8:40, 1 Chronicles 15:10, 2 Chronicles 29:32

מֵאֽוֹת׃ 23x mê·’ō·wṯ Numbers 2:4, Numbers 2:8, Numbers 2:11, Numbers 2:13

מֵאוֹת֙ 20x mê·’ō·wṯ Genesis 5:5, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Genesis 23:16

מָאתַ֖יִם 17x mā·ṯa·yim Genesis 32:14, 1 Kings 20:15, 1 Chronicles 9:22, 1 Chronicles 25:7

Parsing patterns

Number - feminine plural 292x Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8

Number - feminine singular 100x Genesis 6:3, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 26:12

Number - fd 46x Genesis 11:23, Genesis 32:14, Judges 17:4, 1 Samuel 15:4

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular 34x Leviticus 26:8, Numbers 2:24, Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19

Conjunctive waw | Number - fd 28x Genesis 11:19, Genesis 11:21, Genesis 11:32, Exodus 30:23

Article | Number - feminine plural 16x Exodus 38:28, Numbers 31:14, Numbers 31:28, Numbers 31:48

Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct 16x Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:18, Genesis 5:25

Number - feminine singular construct 13x Genesis 11:10, Genesis 21:5, Genesis 25:7, Genesis 25:17

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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