What does מָנַע mean in the Bible?
מָנַע is a Hebrew word meaning "to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury".
Hebrew · H4513
מָנַע
To debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
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מָנַעH4513
What does מָנַע mean in the Bible?
מָנַע is a Hebrew word meaning "to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4513?
The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include withhold (4), withheld (2), and keeps (1), and withheld (1), are withheld (1).
Where does מָנַע appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (6), Proverbs (5), Job (4), 1 Samuel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itwithhold4×Nehemiah 9:20, Proverbs 3:27, Proverbs 23:13, Jeremiah 42:4
withheld2×Psalms 21:2, Amos 4:7
and keeps1×Job 20:13
and withheld1×Job 22:7
are withheld1×Joel 1:13
deny1×1 Kings 20:7
has denied1×Numbers 24:11
has held you back1×1 Samuel 25:26
has restrained me1×1 Samuel 25:34
has withheld1×Genesis 30:2
have been withheld1×Jeremiah 3:3
have deprived1×Jeremiah 5:25
he who withholds1×Jeremiah 48:10
He withholds1×Psalms 84:11
hinder1×Numbers 22:16
I have denied1×Job 31:16
I held back1×Ezekiel 31:15
I refused1×Ecclesiastes 2:10
is withheld1×Job 38:15
Keep1×Jeremiah 31:16
or set1×Proverbs 1:15
refuse me1×Proverbs 30:7
the hoarder1×Proverbs 11:26
withhold me1×2 Samuel 13:13
You should have kept1×Jeremiah 2:25
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 30:2מָנַ֥עtohas withheldVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularNumbers 22:16תִמָּנַ֖עtohinderVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularNumbers 24:11מְנָעֲךָ֥tohas deniedVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular1 Samuel 25:26מְנָעֲךָ֤tohas held you backVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular1 Samuel 25:34מְנָעַ֔נִיtohas restrained meVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular2 Samuel 13:13יִמְנָעֵ֖נִיtowithhold meVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular1 Kings 20:7מָנַ֖עְתִּיtodenyVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularNehemiah 9:20מָנַ֣עְתָּtowithholdVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularJob 20:13וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהtoand keepsConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularJob 22:7תִּֽמְנַֽע־toand withheldVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 30:2
Aligned rows29
Books represented14
Genesis1Numbers21 Samuel22 Samuel11 Kings1Nehemiah1Job4Psalms2Proverbs5Ecclesiastes1Jeremiah6Ezekiel1Joel1Amos1
Source forms
מִנְעִ֤י2xmin·‘îJeremiah 2:25, Jeremiah 31:16
מָנַ֨עְתִּי2xmā·na‘·tîEcclesiastes 2:10, Amos 4:7
אֶ֭מְנַע1x’em·na‘Job 31:16
אֶמְנַ֥ע1x’em·na‘Jeremiah 42:4
וָֽאֶמְנַע֙1xwā·’em·na‘Ezekiel 31:15
וְיִמָּנַ֣ע1xwə·yim·mā·na‘Job 38:15
וַיִּמָּנְע֣וּ1xway·yim·mā·nə·‘ūJeremiah 3:3
וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה1xwə·yim·nā·‘en·nāhJob 20:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular4xJob 22:7, Proverbs 3:27, Proverbs 23:13, Proverbs 30:7
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular3x1 Kings 20:7, Ecclesiastes 2:10, Amos 4:7
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular2xJeremiah 2:25, Jeremiah 31:16
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular2xJob 31:16, Jeremiah 42:4
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular2xProverbs 11:26, Jeremiah 48:10
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular2xNehemiah 9:20, Psalms 21:2
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular2xNumbers 24:11, 1 Samuel 25:26
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xJob 38:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
Source Gloss
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury BDB: withhold Usage: deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms21
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense19×
Perfect1Kgs 20:7 · Amos 4:7 · Eccl 2:10 · Neh 9:20 · Ps 21:3 · Gen 30:2 · Jer 5:257×
ImperfectJer 42:4 · Job 31:16 · Job 22:7 · Ps 84:124×
JussiveProv 3:27 · Prov 23:13 · Prov 30:73×
Sequential imperfectJer 2:25 · Jer 31:16 · Prov 1:153×
Participle activeJer 48:10 · Prov 11:262×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action2×
PerfectJoel 1:131×
JussiveNum 22:161×
Word Origins
מָנַע is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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