מְלֹא melo
Hebrew word for “fullness” · Strong’s H4393 · used 38 times in 36 verses
Meaning
1) fulness, that which fills;
How it is translated
Glosses given for melo in context, with how often each is used:
- fullness 21
- what fills 15
- more than the fullness 1
- multitude 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Isaiah | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Ezekiel | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Leviticus | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Exodus | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Numbers | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 6 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 16 (2), Genesis 48 (1), Exodus 9 (1), Leviticus 2 (1), Leviticus 5 (1), Leviticus 16 (1), Numbers 22 (1), Numbers 24 (1), Deuteronomy 33 (1), Judges 6 (1)
Forms
- מלא 15
- ומלאה 8
- ומלואה 3
- ומלאו 3
- מלוא 2
- ומלא 2
- ממלאה 2
- ומלואו 1
- ממלא 1
- מלו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with melo more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- תֵּבֵל tevel “world” 5
- חֹפֶן chophen “palm” 3
- הָ ha “her” 6
- רָעַם raam “to thunder” 3
- יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 7
- קָמַץ qamats “to grasp” 2
- אָכַל akhal “to eat” 5
- קֹמֶץ qomets “handful” 2
- יָשַׁם yasham “be desolate” 2
- יָם yam “sea” 4
- אַזְכָּרָה azkarah “memorial” 2
- מִן־ min “from” 5
Key verses
The verses using melo that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 2 Samuel 8:2 — And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to…
- Psalms 24:1 — [A Psalm of David.] The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
- Psalms 96:11 — Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
- Isaiah 6:3 — And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
- Isaiah 8:8 — And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of…
- Isaiah 31:4 — For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he…
- Isaiah 34:1 — Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
- Isaiah 42:10 — Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants…
- Jeremiah 8:16 — The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured…
- Jeremiah 47:2 — Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the…
- Amos 6:8 — The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the…
- Micah 1:2 — Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
See all 36 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.