What does מְנָת (mĕnāt) mean in the Bible?
מְנָת (mĕnāt): Divinely-assigned or legally-determined portion; emphasizes providential distribution rather than individual choice or acquisition
Hebrew · H4521
מְנָת
An allotment (by courtesy, law or providence)
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מְנָת H4521
Pronunciation mĕnāt
What does מְנָת (mĕnāt) mean in the Bible?
מְנָת (mĕnāt): Divinely-assigned or legally-determined portion; emphasizes providential distribution rather than individual choice or acquisition
Full entry for מְנָת (H4521) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4521?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a contribution (1), a portion (1), because the portions (1), contributed (1), the daily portions (1).
Where does מְנָת (mĕnāt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Chronicles 31:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (3), 2 Chronicles (2), Psalms (2), Jeremiah (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 a contribution 1× 2 Chronicles 31:4
a portion 1× Psalms 63:10
because the portions 1× Nehemiah 13:10
contributed 1× 2 Chronicles 31:3
the daily portions 1× Nehemiah 12:47
the portion 1× Jeremiah 13:25
The portions [specified] by 1× Nehemiah 12:44
will be their portion 1× Psalms 11:6
Show sample aligned rows
2 Chronicles 31:3 וּמְנָת֩ to contributed Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 31:4 מְנָ֥ת to a contribution Noun - feminine singular construct Nehemiah 12:44 מְנָא֣וֹת to The portions [specified] by Noun - feminine plural construct Nehemiah 12:47 מְנָי֛וֹת to the daily portions Noun - feminine plural construct Nehemiah 13:10 מְנָי֥וֹת to because the portions Noun - feminine plural construct Psalms 11:6 מְנָ֣ת to will be their portion Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 63:10 מְנָ֖ת to a portion Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 13:25 מְנָת־ to the portion Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Chronicles 31:3
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 3 Psalms 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
וּמְנָת֩ 1x ū·mə·nāṯ 2 Chronicles 31:3
מְנָא֣וֹת 1x mə·nā·’ō·wṯ Nehemiah 12:44
מְנָי֛וֹת 1x mə·nā·yō·wṯ Nehemiah 12:47
מְנָי֥וֹת 1x mə·nā·yō·wṯ Nehemiah 13:10
מְנָ֥ת 1x mə·nāṯ 2 Chronicles 31:4
מְנָ֣ת 1x mə·nāṯ Psalms 11:6
מְנָ֖ת 1x mə·nāṯ Psalms 63:10
מְנָת־ 1x mə·nāṯ- Jeremiah 13:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 4x 2 Chronicles 31:4, Psalms 11:6, Psalms 63:10, Jeremiah 13:25
Noun - feminine plural construct 3x Nehemiah 12:44, Nehemiah 12:47, Nehemiah 13:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x 2 Chronicles 31:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Divinely-assigned or legally-determined portion; emphasizes providential distribution rather than individual choice or acquisition
Source Gloss
an allotment (by courtesy, law or providence)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Divinely-assigned or legally-determined portion; emphasizes providential distribution rather than individual choice or acquisition
an allotment (by courtesy, law or providence) BDB: portion Usage: portion.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְנָת is built from this root:
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