What does מַנְעוּל (manĕʿûl) mean in the Bible?
מַנְעוּל (manĕʿûl) is a Hebrew word meaning "a bolt".
Hebrew · H4514
מַנְעוּל
A bolt
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מַנְעוּל H4514
Pronunciation manĕʿûl
What does מַנְעוּל (manĕʿûl) mean in the Bible?
מַנְעוּל (manĕʿûl) is a Hebrew word meaning "a bolt".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4514?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bolts (5), of the bolt (1).
Where does מַנְעוּל (manĕʿûl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Nehemiah 3:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (5), Song Of Solomon (1).
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 bolts 5× Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 3:6, Nehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 3:14
of the bolt 1× Song Of Solomon 5:5
Show sample aligned rows
Nehemiah 3:3 מַנְעוּלָ֖יו to bolts Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Nehemiah 3:6 וּמַנְעֻלָ֖יו to bolts Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Nehemiah 3:13 מַנְעֻלָ֖יו to bolts Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Nehemiah 3:14 מַנְעֻלָ֖יו to bolts Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Nehemiah 3:15 מַנְעֻלָ֖יו to bolts Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Song Of Solomon 5:5 הַמַּנְעֽוּל׃ to of the bolt Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Nehemiah 3:3
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 2
Nehemiah 5 Song Of Solomon 1
Source forms
מַנְעֻלָ֖יו 3x man·‘u·lāw Nehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 3:14, Nehemiah 3:15
הַמַּנְעֽוּל׃ 1x ham·man·‘ūl Song Of Solomon 5:5
וּמַנְעֻלָ֖יו 1x ū·man·‘u·lāw Nehemiah 3:6
מַנְעוּלָ֖יו 1x man·‘ū·lāw Nehemiah 3:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 4x Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 3:14, Nehemiah 3:15
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 5:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 3:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a bolt
Source Gloss
a bolt
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a bolt BDB: bolt Usage: lock.
Word Origins
מַנְעוּל is built from this root:
נָעַל H5274
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