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וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ

To fill or (intransitively) be full of , in a wide application (literally and figuratively) · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )

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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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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )

Pronunciation erets

Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.

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What does וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ (vattimmale ha'arets) mean in the Bible?

מָלֵא · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew word meaning "to fill or (intransitively) be full of , in a wide application (literally and figuratively)".

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Meaning

to fill or (intransitively) be full of , in a wide application (literally and figuratively)

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 7×

Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 18:34 · Exod 32:29 · Jer 51:11 3×

Participle active 2Kgs 6:17 · Isa 6:1 · Jer 23:24 3×

Imperfect 2Sam 7:12 · Esth 2:12 2×

Jussive Gen 50:3 1×

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 6×

Participle active 1Chr 12:16 · Jer 13:13 2×

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 1×

Participle passive Song 5:2 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×

Participle passive Song 5:14 1×

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

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.).

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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

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