Hebrew · H4503

מִנְחָה

A donation ; euphemistically, tribute ; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)

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מִנְחָה H4503

Pronunciation minĕḥāh

What does מִנְחָה (minĕḥāh) mean in the Bible?

מִנְחָה (minĕḥāh): Gift becoming obligatory: a voluntary present that transitions into required tribute or covenant sacrifice.

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What does מִנְחָה (minĕḥāh) mean in the Bible?

מִנְחָה (minĕḥāh): Gift becoming obligatory: a voluntary present that transitions into required tribute or covenant sacrifice.

How does the BSB render H4503?

The BSB source-word alignment has 211 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the grain offering (17), for a grain offering (13), grain offerings (11), with its grain offering (11), a grain offering (10).

Where does מִנְחָה (minĕḥāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (62), Leviticus (36), Ezekiel (15), Genesis (12).

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

the grain offering 17× Leviticus 2:3, Leviticus 2:8, Leviticus 2:9, Leviticus 2:10

for a grain offering 13× Leviticus 14:21, Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19, Numbers 7:25

grain offerings 11× Numbers 29:6, Numbers 29:39, Joshua 22:29, 2 Kings 16:15

with its grain offering 11× Numbers 8:8, Numbers 15:24, Numbers 29:11, Numbers 29:16

a grain offering 10× Leviticus 2:14, Leviticus 14:10, Numbers 15:4, Numbers 15:6

tribute 10× 2 Samuel 8:2, 2 Samuel 8:6, 1 Kings 4:21, 2 Kings 17:3

grain offering 8× Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 2:11, Leviticus 6:20, Leviticus 6:23

along with the grain and drink offerings 7× Numbers 29:18, Numbers 29:21, Numbers 29:24, Numbers 29:27

an offering 7× Numbers 5:15, 1 Samuel 26:19, 1 Chronicles 16:29, Psalms 96:8

as a grain offering 6× Leviticus 6:21, Numbers 28:5, Numbers 28:12, Numbers 28:13

together with their grain offerings 6× Leviticus 23:18, Numbers 6:15, Numbers 7:87, Numbers 28:28

. . . 5× Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 2:13, Numbers 29:6

is a grain offering 5× Leviticus 2:5, Leviticus 2:6, Leviticus 2:7, Leviticus 2:15

offering 5× 1 Samuel 2:17, Ezra 9:4, Ezra 9:5, Psalms 141:2

offerings 5× 2 Chronicles 32:23, Isaiah 1:13, Malachi 1:11, Malachi 1:13

and grain offerings 4× Leviticus 23:37, Joshua 22:23, Jeremiah 14:12, Amos 5:22

the grain offerings 4× 1 Kings 8:64, Nehemiah 13:5, Ezekiel 42:13, Ezekiel 44:29

- 3× Leviticus 2:14, Leviticus 6:15, 1 Kings 8:64

a gift 3× Genesis 32:13, 2 Kings 8:8, 2 Kings 8:9

and offering 3× 1 Samuel 2:29, Psalms 40:6, Daniel 9:27

and the grain offering 3× Exodus 40:29, Judges 13:23, Ezekiel 46:5

gifts 3× Genesis 43:15, 1 Samuel 10:27, 2 Chronicles 17:11

grain 3× Leviticus 23:16, Numbers 28:26, Joel 2:14

and a gift 2× 2 Kings 20:12, Isaiah 39:1

and a grain offering 2× Leviticus 9:4, Judges 13:19

and offerings 2× Isaiah 19:21, Amos 5:25

as a gift 2× Genesis 43:11, Isaiah 66:20

for the grain offering 2× 1 Chronicles 21:23, 1 Chronicles 23:29

his tribute 2× 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Chronicles 9:24

the tribute 2× Judges 3:17, Judges 3:18

[all these offerings] 1× 2 Chronicles 7:7

[it] 1× Numbers 5:25

[will come] with a gift 1× Psalms 45:12

accompanied by a grain offering 1× Numbers 28:9

along with its grain offering 1× Leviticus 23:13

along with the grain offering 1× Numbers 29:14

along with the grain offerings 1× Nehemiah 13:9

and grain offering 1× 2 Kings 16:15

and his grain offering 1× 2 Kings 16:13

and his offering 1× Genesis 4:5

and its grain offering 1× Numbers 28:31

are a gift 1× Genesis 32:18

as an offering 1× Genesis 4:3

as tribute 1× Hosea 10:6

from the grain offering 1× Leviticus 6:15

Grain and drink offerings 1× Joel 1:9

his offering 1× Genesis 4:4

is the grain offering 1× Numbers 5:18

it 1× Judges 3:18

like the grain offering 1× Leviticus 5:13

my offering 1× Judges 6:18

of the [evening] sacrifice 1× 1 Kings 18:29

of the grain offering 1× Leviticus 6:14

or grain offering 1× Exodus 30:9

or offering 1× 1 Samuel 3:14

sacrifice 1× Daniel 9:21

So [Jacob’s] gifts 1× Genesis 32:21

the accompanying grain offering 1× Numbers 6:17

the evening sacrifice 1× 1 Kings 18:36

the grain 1× Joel 1:13

the offerings 1× 1 Samuel 2:29

their gift 1× Genesis 43:25

their offering 1× Numbers 16:15

Then the offerings 1× Malachi 3:4

These are for the grain offerings 1× Ezekiel 45:15

this gift 1× Genesis 33:10

whether grain offerings 1× Numbers 18:9

with offerings 1× Isaiah 43:23

with the gift 1× Genesis 32:20

with the gifts 1× Genesis 43:26

with the same grain offering 1× Numbers 28:8

with tribute 1× Judges 3:15

your gifts 1× Psalms 20:3

your grain offering 1× Leviticus 2:13

your offerings 1× Malachi 2:13

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Usage map

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

First aligned row Genesis 4:3

Aligned rows 211

Books represented 24

Genesis 12 Exodus 3 Leviticus 36 Numbers 62 Joshua 2 Judges 7 1 Samuel 6 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 6 2 Kings 10 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 6 Ezra 2 Nehemiah 3 Psalms 6 Isaiah 8 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 15 Daniel 2 Hosea 1 Joel 3 Amos 2 Zephaniah 1 Malachi 7

Source forms

מִנְחָ֖ה 12x min·ḥāh Genesis 4:3, Genesis 32:13, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 2:6

הַמִּנְחָ֔ה 11x ham·min·ḥāh Genesis 43:25, Exodus 40:29, Leviticus 2:3, Leviticus 2:10

לְמִנְחָֽה׃ 11x lə·min·ḥāh Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19, Numbers 7:25, Numbers 7:31

מִנְחָה֙ 9x min·ḥāh Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 14:10, Numbers 15:4, Numbers 28:12

מִנְחַ֥ת 9x min·ḥaṯ Leviticus 2:7, Leviticus 2:14, Leviticus 6:23, Numbers 5:15

מִנְחָ֔ה 8x min·ḥāh Numbers 15:6, Numbers 15:9, Judges 3:15, 1 Samuel 26:19

הַמִּנְחָה֙ 6x ham·min·ḥāh Leviticus 2:9, Leviticus 6:15, Numbers 5:25, Numbers 5:26

הַמִּנְחָ֑ה 6x ham·min·ḥāh Leviticus 6:14, Leviticus 6:15, Leviticus 14:31, Judges 3:18

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular 54x Genesis 4:3, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 32:18, Genesis 43:11

Article | Noun - feminine singular 39x Genesis 32:21, Genesis 43:15, Genesis 43:25, Genesis 43:26

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 19x Exodus 30:9, Leviticus 9:4, Leviticus 23:37, Joshua 22:23

Noun - feminine singular construct 17x Leviticus 2:7, Leviticus 2:14, Leviticus 6:21, Leviticus 6:23

Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 17x Leviticus 14:21, Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19, Numbers 7:25

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 14x Leviticus 23:18, Numbers 6:15, Numbers 7:87, Numbers 28:20

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 7x Numbers 29:6, Numbers 29:11, Numbers 29:19, Numbers 29:22

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 7x Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:5, Numbers 6:17, 1 Kings 10:25

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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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What does מִנְחָה (minĕḥāh) mean in the Bible?

What does מִנְחָה (minĕḥāh) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H4503?

Where does מִנְחָה (minĕḥāh) appear in Scripture?

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