Hebrew · H4557, H3117, H4390 · unreviewed

אֶת־מִסְפַּר יָמֶיךָ אֲמַלֵּא

A number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration · a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) · to fill or (intransitively) be full of , in a wide application (literally and figuratively)

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מִסְפָּר H4557 a number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration
יוֹם H3117 a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Pronunciation yôm
Fundamental unit of time marked by daylight, extending metaphorically to ages, epochs, and eschatological periods.
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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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What does אֶת־מִסְפַּר יָמֶיךָ אֲמַלֵּא (et-mispar yameikha amalle) mean in the Bible?

מִסְפָּר · יוֹם · מָלֵא is a Hebrew word meaning "a number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration".

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Meaning

a number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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
Gen 6:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 29:21 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 29:27 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Gen 44:1 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Gen 50:3 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Exod 23:26 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Exod 29:35 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 32:29 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Exod 35:35 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Exod 40:34 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 40:35 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Lev 8:33 Qal · Infinitive construct Lev 8:33 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 12:4 Qal · Infinitive construct Lev 16:32 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 25:30 Qal · Infinitive construct Num 3:3 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Num 6:5 Qal · Infinitive construct Num 6:13 Qal · Infinitive construct Num 32:11 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Num 32:12 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Deut 1:36 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Deut 6:11 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Josh 3:15 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Josh 9:13 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Josh 14:8 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Josh 14:9 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Josh 14:14 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Judg 16:27 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Sam 16:1 Piel · Imperative · Imperative 1 Sam 18:26 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 2 Sam 7:12 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 2 Sam 23:7 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Kgs 8:10 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 8:11 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 8:15 Piel · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 8:24 Piel · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 11:6 Piel · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 13:33 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Kgs 18:34 Qal · Imperative · Imperative +112 more 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.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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