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מְלֵאָה

𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤄

mᵉlêʼâh

H4395 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root מלא to fill, be full, fulfill

Definition

Feminine noun denoting 'that which is full' or 'fulness,' most often referring to a full yield, abundance, or harvest of produce—especially agricultural products. Used specifically for the ripened firstfruits of crops, or the complete yield gathered at harvest time. It can describe agricultural plenty, or occasionally any abundance or completeness in a concrete or transferred sense.

Semantic Range

fullness, abundance, wealth (of produce), harvest yield, that which is full, full measure, (first) ripe fruit

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root מָלֵא meaning 'to be full, fill, fulfill.' The feminine form מְלֵאָה designates a 'fullness' or a 'filled thing,' particularly applicable to something which has reached its complete or mature state (e.g., fruits or produce at harvest).

Historical & Contextual Notes

In its biblical usage, מְלֵאָה primarily appears in agricultural contexts tied to cultic practices such as offerings of firstfruits or tithes, especially in the Pentateuch and historical books. It is often used alongside or in contrast to terms like רֵאשִׁית (rêʾšît, 'first, beginning, firstfruits') and תְּבוּאָה (tᵉvuʾâ, 'produce, yield'). The term focuses on abundance or completion—the state of something being fully developed or brought to completion. English translations sometimes capture this as 'firstfruits,' 'produce,' or 'full yield,' but nuances of agricultural completion or ritual purity may be lost. After the exile and into the early Second Temple period, the term retains this ritual-agricultural connotation. The word never refers generically to 'fullness' in a metaphysical sense in the Hebrew Bible; its use is predominantly concrete and agricultural.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of מָלֵא; something fulfilled, i.e. abundance (of produce); (first of ripe) fruit, fulness.

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Root Family

מלא (m-l-ʾ) — to fill, be full, fulfill

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3229 יִמְלָא He-will-be-full
H4390 מָלֵא I will fill up
H4391 מְלָא he filled himself
H4392 מָלֵא the fullness
H4393 מְלֹא fullness of

Word Forms

5 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4395-02 מְלֵאָ֣ה meleah HAafsa full full 3
H4395-01 הַֽ/מְלֵאָ֤ה hameleah HTd/Ncfsa full the full yield 2
H4395-04 מְלֵאֲתִ֣י meleati HAafsc She was full full yield of 1
H4395-05 וְ/כַֽ/מְלֵאָ֖ה vekhameleah HC/Rd/Ncfsa and as the fullness and as full yield 1
H4395-03 מְלֵאָתְ/ךָ֥ meleatekha HNcfsc/Sp2ms your fullness offering your full yield 1

Occurrences in Scripture

8 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4395-03 Exodus 22:28 מְלֵאָתְ/ךָ֥ meleatekha HNcfsc/Sp2ms your fullness offering your full yield
H4395-05 Numbers 18:27 וְ/כַֽ/מְלֵאָ֖ה vekhameleah HC/Rd/Ncfsa and as the fullness and as full yield
H4395-01 Deuteronomy 22:9 הַֽ/מְלֵאָ֤ה hameleah HTd/Ncfsa the fullness the full yield
H4395-02 2 Samuel 23:11 מְלֵאָ֣ה meleah HAafsa full full
H4395-04 Isaiah 1:21 מְלֵאֲתִ֣י meleati HAafsc She was full full yield of
H4395-02 Isaiah 22:2 מְלֵאָ֗ה meleah HAafsa full full
H4395-01 Amos 2:13 הַֽ/מְלֵאָ֥ה hameleah HTd/Aafsa full the full yield
H4395-02 Nahum 3:1 מְלֵאָ֔ה meleah HAafsa full full
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