מִנְלֶה
𐤌𐤍𐤋𐤄
minleh
H4512 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A substance or state representing fullness, abundance, or a completed sum or yield, especially in reference to agricultural produce. In some contexts, can refer generally to plenitude or prosperity as an outcome of successful endeavor.
Semantic Range
fullness of yield, completed produce, sum or total of produce, abundance, completed share or offering, prosperity
Root / Etymology
From the root נלה (n-l-h), which has the core meaning 'to complete, finish, accomplish.' The noun minleh derives from the causative form or a nominal pattern indicating 'that which is finished, outcome, or result.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
מִנְלֶה (minleh) appears rarely and primarily in post-exilic Hebrew texts (e.g., Nehemiah 10:36, 13:31), associated especially with the completed produce or yield of the land, which is dedicated or contributed as part of temple service. The term reflects post-exilic administrative and economic practices, diverging from more common words for 'produce' (e.g., תבואה tevu'ah, יבל yebul) by focusing on the completion or full sum of a yield. Earlier biblical Hebrew tends to use other terms for harvest or yield; minleh thus has a specialized, possibly late biblical or early post-biblical, nuance linked to management and ritual contributions. Later translation traditions occasionally render the term as 'perfection' or 'wealth,' but the predominant contextual sense is that of a completed agricultural yield or full produce, as required for offering or contribution. The term does not carry the later theological sense associated with 'perfection' in English translations, and is best understood against the background of administrative record-keeping and offerings in Second Temple period Judahite society.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from נָלָה; completion, i.e. (in produce) wealth; perfection.
Bantu Hebrew
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נלה (n-l-h) — to complete, finish, accomplish
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H5239 | נָלָה | your bringing to completion |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4512-01 |
מִנְלָֽ/ם | minelam | HNcmsc/Sp3mp |
their-produce | their completed-yield | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4512-01 |
Job 15:29 | מִנְלָֽ/ם | minelam | HNcmsc/Sp3mp |
their-produce | their completed-yield |