מָנָה manah
Hebrew word for “to count” · Strong’s H4487 · used 28 times in 27 verses
Meaning
1) to count, reckon, number, assign, tell, appoint, prepare;
How it is translated
Glosses given for manah in context, with how often each is used:
- count 6
- appointed 5
- numbered 4
- will numbered 1
- has he counted 1
- will be numbered 1
- will muster 1
- counted 1
- people have allotted 1
- appoint 1
- counting 1
- will appoint 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Jonah | 4 | 5.8 | |
| 1 Kings | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Daniel | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Genesis | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 2 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 1 (3), Jonah 4 (3), 1 Chronicles 21 (2), Genesis 13 (1), Numbers 23 (1), 2 Samuel 24 (1), 1 Kings 3 (1), 1 Kings 8 (1), 1 Kings 20 (1), 2 Kings 12 (1)
Forms
- למנות 5
- וימן 5
- מנה 4
- ימנה 2
- ימנו 2
- מונה 2
- תמנה 1
- וימנו 1
- ממנים 1
- מנו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with manah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- יוֹנָה yonah “Jonah” 3
- סָפַר saphar “to recount” 4
- צֹאן tson “flock” 4
- קִיקָיוֹן qiqavon “plant” 2
- מִסְפָּר mispar “number” 3
- רֹב rov “abundance” 3
- מָוֶת mavet “death” 3
- אֲרוֹן aron “ark” 3
- סוּת sut “to incite” 2
- דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 2
- כֵּן ken “so” 4
- עָלָה alah “to ascend” 4
Key verses
The verses using manah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 13:16 — And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
- Numbers 23:10 — Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
- 2 Samuel 24:1 — And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 21:1 — And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 21:17 — And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what…
- Psalms 61:7 — He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
- Psalms 90:12 — So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
- Isaiah 53:12 — Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was…
- Isaiah 65:12 — Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear;…
- Daniel 1:5 — And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they…
- Jonah 1:17 — Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
- Jonah 4:8 — And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in…
See all 27 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.