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מִנְיָן

𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤍

minyân

H4510 noun

SILEX Entry

Root מנה to count, to assign, to number

Definition

A count, tally, or enumeration; the total result of counting individual units. In context, refers to a sum as determined by a process of counting or reckoning, especially of people or items.

Semantic Range

count, tally, census, enumeration, total number, sum

Root / Etymology

From the Aramaic root מנה (to count, reckon, assign), which is related to the Hebrew root מנה but in the specific Aramaic nominal form. The term 'minyân' is a nominal derivative from the root's Aramaic participle or abstract form.

Historical & Contextual Notes

מִנְיָן (minyân) appears in Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible (notably in Daniel and Ezra). In biblical usage, it refers strictly to the process or outcome of enumeration; for example, a tally of people or objects, particularly in administrative or court settings. The word is distinct from Hebrew ספר (safar, to count or record in writing) and does not imply calculation or writing, but focuses on verbal or systematic counting. In later Rabbinic Hebrew and Jewish tradition, 'minyan' came to mean a quorum for communal prayer, but this sense is absent from biblical Aramaic. English translations usually render it as 'number,' which accurately reflects its biblical use as the result or product of counting. There is no reference to a religious assembly or group identity in ancient texts; all such associations are post-biblical developments.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) from מְנָא; enumeration; number.

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Root Family

מנה (m-n-h) — to count, to number, to assign, to reckon

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4482 מֵן with strings
H4487 מָנָה to be counted
H4488 מָנֶה the appointed measure
H4489 מֹנֶה measured intervals
H4490 מָנָה the assigned portion

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4510-01 לְ/מִנְיָ֖ן lemineyan AR/Ncmsc according to the number for tally of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4510-01 Ezra 6:17 לְ/מִנְיָ֖ן lemineyan AR/Ncmsc according to the number for tally of
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