What does מָאן (māʾn) mean in the Bible?
מָאן (māʾn) is a Hebrew word meaning "a utensil".
Hebrew · H3984
מָאן
A utensil
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מָאן H3984
Pronunciation māʾn
What does מָאן (māʾn) mean in the Bible?
מָאן (māʾn) is a Hebrew word meaning "a utensil".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3984?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include articles (3), vessels (2), all the articles (1), The vessels (1).
Where does מָאן (māʾn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 5:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (4), Daniel (3).
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 articles 3× Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:15, Ezra 6:5
vessels 2× Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:3
all the articles 1× Ezra 7:19
The vessels 1× Daniel 5:23
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 5:14 מָאנַיָּ֣א to articles Noun - masculine plural determinate Ezra 5:15 מָֽאנַיָּ֔א to articles Noun - masculine plural determinate Ezra 6:5 מָאנֵ֣י to articles Noun - masculine plural construct Ezra 7:19 וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ to all the articles Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural determinate Daniel 5:2 לְמָאנֵי֙ to vessels Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Daniel 5:3 מָאנֵ֣י to vessels Noun - masculine plural construct Daniel 5:23 וּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨א to The vessels Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 5:14
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 2
Ezra 4 Daniel 3
Source forms
מָאנֵ֣י 2x mā·nê Ezra 6:5, Daniel 5:3
וּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨א 1x ū·lə·mā·nay·yā Daniel 5:23
וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ 1x ū·mā·nay·yā Ezra 7:19
לְמָאנֵי֙ 1x lə·mā·nê Daniel 5:2
מָאנַיָּ֣א 1x mā·nay·yā Ezra 5:14
מָֽאנַיָּ֔א 1x mā·nay·yā Ezra 5:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Ezra 6:5, Daniel 5:3
Noun - masculine plural determinate 2x Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural determinate 1x Ezra 7:19
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural determinate 1x Daniel 5:23
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Daniel 5:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a utensil
Source Gloss
a utensil
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a utensil BDB: vessel Usage: vessel.
Word Origins
מָאן is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain