Hebrew · H4390, H3117 · unreviewed

וּבִמְלֹאת יְמֵי

To fill or (intransitively) be full of , in a wide application (literally and figuratively) · a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

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מָלֵא H4390 to fill or (intransitively) be full of , in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation mālēʾ
To fill means to complete, fulfill, or accomplish—moving from physical fullness to covenantal completion and consecration.
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יוֹם H3117 a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Pronunciation yôm
Fundamental unit of time marked by daylight, extending metaphorically to ages, epochs, and eschatological periods.
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What does וּבִמְלֹאת יְמֵי (ûḇimlōʾṯ yĕmê) mean in the Bible?

מָלֵא · יוֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "when the days are fulfilled/completed".

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Meaning

when the days are fulfilled/completed
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 77×
Perfect 1Chr 17:11 · 1Sam 18:26 · Ezek 8:17 · Ezek 28:16 · Gen 29:21 · Isa 1:15 · Isa 2:6 · Isa 15:9 · Isa 21:3 · Isa 22:7 · Isa 28:8 · Isa 30:27 · Jer 16:18 · Jer 25:34 · Job 20:11 · Job 21:24 61×
Infinitive construct Dan 10:3 · Jer 29:10 · Lev 8:33 · Lev 12:4 · Lev 25:30 · Num 6:5 · Num 6:13
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 18:34 · Exod 32:29 · Jer 51:11
Participle active 2Kgs 6:17 · Isa 6:1 · Jer 23:24
Imperfect 2Sam 7:12 · Esth 2:12
Jussive Gen 50:3
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 56×
Perfect 1Kgs 8:15 · 1Kgs 11:6 · 1Kgs 18:35 · 2Chr 6:4 · 2Chr 16:14 · 2Kgs 9:24 · 2Kgs 21:16 · Deut 1:36 · Exod 35:35 · Isa 33:5 · Jer 41:9 · Jer 51:34 · Job 22:18 · Josh 14:14 · Num 3:3 · Ps 107:9 31×
Imperfect 1Kgs 13:33 · Isa 65:20 · Job 8:21 · Lev 8:33 · Lev 16:32 · Ps 20:5 · Ps 20:6 · Exod 29:35 · Ezek 3:3 · Job 38:39 · Ps 17:14 · Exod 23:26 · Job 23:4 · Prov 8:21 · Ezek 7:19 · Job 39:2 17×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 16:1 · Ezek 24:4 · Gen 29:27 · Gen 44:1 · Ps 83:17 · Jer 4:5
Participle active 1Chr 12:16 · Jer 13:13
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 18×
Imperfect 2Kgs 3:17 · 2Sam 23:7 · Isa 6:4 · Jer 13:12 · Prov 20:17 · Ps 71:8 · Ps 126:2 · Eccl 1:8 · Eccl 6:7 · Hab 2:14 · Job 15:32 · Eccl 11:3 · Prov 24:4 · Zech 8:5 · Ezek 23:33 16×
Cohortative Ezek 26:2
Participle passive Song 5:2
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject
Participle passive Song 5:14
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 152 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Perfect 92 Imperfect 36 Imperative 9 Infinitive construct 7 Participle 5 Participle passive 2 Cohortative 1
Stem
Qal 77 Piel 56 Niphal 18 Pual 1
Mood
Indicative 92 Indicative/jussive 31 Imperative 9 Indicative/cohortative 4 Jussive 1
OT Occurrences
Gen 6:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 29:21 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 29:27 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Gen 44:1 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Gen 50:3 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Exod 23:26 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Exod 29:35 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 32:29 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Exod 35:35 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 40:34 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 40:35 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Lev 8:33 Qal · Infinitive construct Lev 8:33 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 12:4 Qal · Infinitive construct Lev 16:32 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 25:30 Qal · Infinitive construct Num 3:3 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Num 6:5 Qal · Infinitive construct Num 6:13 Qal · Infinitive construct Num 32:11 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Num 32:12 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Deut 1:36 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Deut 6:11 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Josh 3:15 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Josh 9:13 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Josh 14:8 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Josh 14:9 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Josh 14:14 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Judg 16:27 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Sam 16:1 Piel · Imperative · Imperative 1 Sam 18:26 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 2 Sam 7:12 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 2 Sam 23:7 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Kgs 8:10 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 8:11 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 8:15 Piel · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 8:24 Piel · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 11:6 Piel · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 13:33 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Kgs 18:34 Qal · Imperative · Imperative +112 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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