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Strong's H4390 מָלֵא (male)

Male means “fill” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4390 — protrecho (“outrun”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4390
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 243
Books 32

Strong's H4390 Quick Answer

Strong's H4390 מָלֵא מָלָא (male') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. male' (maw-lay') (or malae (Esth. 7) v. 1. to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) [a primitive root] It has 243 linked Bible usages across 32 books. Visible English usage signals include filled, full, fill, consecrate, and she. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
male' (maw-lay') (or malae (Esth. 7) v. 1. to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) [a primitive root]
Usage
243 linked usages
Books
32 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
filled, full, fill, consecrate, and she

Meaning and Definition

male' (maw-lay') (or malae (Esth. 7) v. 1. to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) [a primitive root] KJV: accomplish, confirm, + consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, X draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-)flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-)full, + have wholly.

Original Word
מָלֵא מָלָא
Transliteration
male'
Derivation
Root: מלא
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4390. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to fill

Usage: 1) to fill, be full 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be full 1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle) 1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended 1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied 1b2) to be accomplished, be ended 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to fill 1c2) to satisfy 1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete 1c4) to confirm 1d) (Pual) to be filled 1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against Aramaic equivalent: me.la (מְלָא "to fill" H4391)

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How Strong's H4390 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render male', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

filled Genesis 6:11 31× full Exodus 8:21 14× fill Genesis 1:22 10× consecrate Exodus 28:41 accomplished Esther 2:12 she Genesis 21:19 were Genesis 25:24 are Genesis 29:21 confirm 1 Kings 1:14

How Strong's H4390 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 243 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4390 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4390 in the Old Testament

243 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 1:22 KJV

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:28 KJV

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 6:11 KJV

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4390.

Genesis 1:22 Old Testament, KJV
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Genesis 1:28 Old Testament, KJV
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 6:11 Old Testament, KJV
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
Genesis 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Genesis 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Genesis 21:19 Old Testament, KJV
And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
Genesis 24:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
Genesis 25:24 Old Testament, KJV
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Genesis 26:15 Old Testament, KJV
For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
Genesis 29:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Genesis 29:27 Old Testament, KJV
Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
Genesis 29:28 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
Genesis 42:25 Old Testament, KJV
Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
Genesis 44:1 Old Testament, KJV
And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.
Genesis 50:3 Old Testament, KJV
And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.
Exodus 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
Exodus 7:25 Old Testament, KJV
And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.
Exodus 8:21 Old Testament, KJV
Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
Exodus 10:6 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
Exodus 15:9 Old Testament, KJV
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Exodus 23:26 Old Testament, KJV
There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
Exodus 28:3 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus 28:17 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
Exodus 28:41 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus 29:9 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Exodus 29:29 Old Testament, KJV
And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.
Exodus 29:33 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.
Exodus 29:35 Old Testament, KJV
And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
Exodus 31:3 Old Testament, KJV
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
Exodus 31:5 Old Testament, KJV
And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
Exodus 32:29 Old Testament, KJV
For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
Exodus 35:31 Old Testament, KJV
And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
Exodus 35:33 Old Testament, KJV
And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.
Exodus 35:35 Old Testament, KJV
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
Exodus 39:10 Old Testament, KJV
And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.
Exodus 40:34 Old Testament, KJV
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Exodus 40:35 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Leviticus 8:33 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.
Leviticus 9:17 Old Testament, KJV
And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
Leviticus 12:4 Old Testament, KJV
And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
Leviticus 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
Leviticus 16:32 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
Leviticus 19:29 Old Testament, KJV
Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
Leviticus 21:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
Leviticus 25:30 Old Testament, KJV
And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
Numbers 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
Numbers 6:5 Old Testament, KJV
All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
Numbers 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
Numbers 14:21 Old Testament, KJV
But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.
Numbers 14:24 Old Testament, KJV
But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
Numbers 32:11 Old Testament, KJV
Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
Numbers 32:12 Old Testament, KJV
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
Deuteronomy 1:36 Old Testament, KJV
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.
Deuteronomy 6:11 Old Testament, KJV
And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
Joshua 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
Joshua 9:13 Old Testament, KJV
And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
Joshua 14:8 Old Testament, KJV
Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
Joshua 14:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.
Joshua 14:14 Old Testament, KJV
Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.
Judges 16:27 Old Testament, KJV
Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
Judges 17:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Judges 17:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
1 Samuel 16:1 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
1 Samuel 18:26 Old Testament, KJV
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.
1 Samuel 18:27 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
2 Samuel 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
2 Samuel 23:7 Old Testament, KJV
But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
1 Kings 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
1 Kings 2:27 Old Testament, KJV
So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
1 Kings 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
1 Kings 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
1 Kings 8:11 Old Testament, KJV
So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.
1 Kings 8:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
1 Kings 8:24 Old Testament, KJV
Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
1 Kings 11:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
1 Kings 13:33 Old Testament, KJV
After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
1 Kings 18:33 Old Testament, KJV
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
1 Kings 18:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
1 Kings 20:27 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.
2 Kings 3:17 Old Testament, KJV
For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
2 Kings 3:20 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
2 Kings 3:25 Old Testament, KJV
And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
2 Kings 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
2 Kings 6:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
2 Kings 9:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
2 Kings 10:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.
2 Kings 21:16 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
2 Kings 23:14 Old Testament, KJV
And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
2 Kings 24:4 Old Testament, KJV
And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.
1 Chronicles 12:15 Old Testament, KJV
These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
1 Chronicles 17:11 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Chronicles 29:5 Old Testament, KJV
The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
2 Chronicles 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;
2 Chronicles 5:14 Old Testament, KJV
So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
2 Chronicles 6:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,
2 Chronicles 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
2 Chronicles 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.
2 Chronicles 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house.
2 Chronicles 13:9 Old Testament, KJV
Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.
2 Chronicles 16:14 Old Testament, KJV
And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him.
2 Chronicles 29:31 Old Testament, KJV
Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.
2 Chronicles 36:21 Old Testament, KJV
To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
Ezra 9:11 Old Testament, KJV
Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
Esther 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
Esther 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
Esther 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Esther 5:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
Esther 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
Job 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
Job 8:21 Old Testament, KJV
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
Job 15:2 Old Testament, KJV
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job 15:32 Old Testament, KJV
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
Job 16:10 Old Testament, KJV
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
Job 20:11 Old Testament, KJV
His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
Job 20:22 Old Testament, KJV
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
Job 20:23 Old Testament, KJV
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
Job 21:24 Old Testament, KJV
His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
Job 22:18 Old Testament, KJV
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 23:4 Old Testament, KJV
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4390, grouped by book.

Genesis 15 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 23 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 8 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 7 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 5 usages, Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 12 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 10 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 10 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 5 usages, Old Testament
Job 17 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 22 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 7 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 5 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 21 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 21 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 23 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 2 usages, Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 2 usages, Old Testament
Habakkuk 2 usages, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Haggai 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4390 FAQ

What does male (מָלֵא) mean?

Male (Strong's H4390) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fill". male' (maw-lay') (or malae (Esth. 7) v. 1. to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) [a primitive root]

How many times is male (מָלֵא) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 243 linked usages for Strong's H4390 across 32 books.

Where can I study male (מָלֵא) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4390 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate male (מָלֵא)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as filled, full, fill, consecrate, she, and were. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.