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Strong's H4487 מָנָה (manah)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4487 — rhema (“saying”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4487
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 27
Books 14

Strong's H4487 Quick Answer

Strong's H4487 מָנָה (manah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. manah (maw-naw') v. 1. (properly) to weigh out 2. (by implication) to allot or constitute officially It has 27 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include number, numbered, appointed, also, and will. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
manah (maw-naw') v. 1. (properly) to weigh out 2. (by implication) to allot or constitute officially
Usage
27 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
number, numbered, appointed, also, and will

Meaning and Definition

manah (maw-naw') v. 1. (properly) to weigh out 2. (by implication) to allot or constitute officially 3. also to enumerate or enroll [a primitive root] KJV: appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.

Original Word
מָנָה
Transliteration
manah
Derivation
Root: מנה
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4487. 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 count

Usage: 1) to count, reckon, number, assign, tell, appoint, prepare 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to count, number 1a2) reckon, assign, appoint 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be counted, be numbered 1b2) to be reckoned, be assigned 1c) (Piel) to appoint, ordain 1d) (Pual) appointed (participle) Aramaic equivalent: me.nah (מְנָה "to reckon/appoint" H4483)

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How Strong's H4487 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render manah, 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.

number 2 Samuel 24:1 appointed Job 7:3 numbered 1 Kings 8:5 also 1 Chronicles 9:29 count Numbers 23:10 counted 1 Kings 3:8 out Isaiah 53:12 will Genesis 13:16

How Strong's H4487 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 27 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4487 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 H4487 in the Old Testament

27 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 13:16 KJV

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 KJV

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 KJV

And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

Usage Excerpts

First 27 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4487.

Genesis 13:16 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 Old Testament, KJV
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 Kings 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
1 Kings 8:5 Old Testament, KJV
And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
1 Kings 20:25 Old Testament, KJV
And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
2 Kings 12:10 Old Testament, KJV
And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 9:29 Old Testament, KJV
Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
1 Chronicles 21:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
1 Chronicles 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
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 have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
1 Chronicles 27:24 Old Testament, KJV
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.
2 Chronicles 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
Job 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Psalms 61:7 Old Testament, KJV
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
Psalms 90:12 Old Testament, KJV
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Psalms 147:4 Old Testament, KJV
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
Ecclesiastes 1:15 Old Testament, KJV
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Isaiah 53:12 Old Testament, KJV
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 numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 65:12 Old Testament, KJV
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; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
Jeremiah 33:13 Old Testament, KJV
In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD.
Daniel 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
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 might stand before the king.
Daniel 1:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
Daniel 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Jonah 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
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 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
Jonah 4:7 Old Testament, KJV
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
Jonah 4:8 Old Testament, KJV
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 himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4487, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 4 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4487 FAQ

What does manah (מָנָה) mean?

Manah (Strong's H4487) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "appoint". manah (maw-naw') v. 1. (properly) to weigh out 2. (by implication) to allot or constitute officially

How many times is manah (מָנָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 27 linked usages for Strong's H4487 across 14 books.

Where can I study manah (מָנָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4487 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate manah (מָנָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as number, numbered, appointed, also, will, and count. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.