מֵאָה

me.ahhundredHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine578 occurrences25 books510 verses

Definition

or מֵאיָה; properly, a primitive numeral a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
Traditional renderings: hundred((-fold), -th), sixscore.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מֵאָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

578 total
  1. Genesis 25:7מְאַ֥ת · 175
    Abraham lived a total of 175 years.
  2. Genesis 25:17מְאַ֥ת · 137
    Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
  3. Genesis 26:12מֵאָ֣ה · a hundredfold
    Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
  4. Genesis 32:6מֵא֥וֹת · hundred
    When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”
  5. Genesis 32:14מָאתַ֔יִם · 200; מָאתַ֖יִם · 200
    …200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,
  6. Genesis 33:1מֵא֖וֹת · hundred
    Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.
  7. Genesis 33:19בְּמֵאָ֖ה · for a hundred
    And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
  8. Genesis 35:28מְאַ֥ת · 180
    And Isaac lived 180 years.
  9. Genesis 45:22מֵא֣וֹת · hundred [shekels]
    He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
  10. Genesis 47:9וּמְאַ֖ת · [have lasted] 130
    “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
  11. Genesis 47:28וּמְאַ֖ת · 147
    And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
  12. Genesis 50:22מֵאָ֥ה · of 110
    Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.
  13. Genesis 50:26מֵאָ֥ה · of 110
    So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.
  14. Exodus 6:16וּמְאַ֖ת
    These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
  15. Exodus 6:18וּמְאַ֖ת
    The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
  16. Exodus 6:20וּמְאַ֖ת
    And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
  17. Exodus 12:37מֵא֨וֹת
    The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.
  18. Exodus 12:40מֵא֖וֹת
    Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.
  19. Exodus 12:41מֵא֖וֹת
    At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.
  20. Exodus 14:7מֵא֥וֹת
    He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.
  21. Exodus 18:21מֵא֔וֹת · of hundreds
    Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
  22. Exodus 18:25מֵא֔וֹת · of hundreds
    So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
  23. Exodus 27:9מֵאָ֤ה · a hundred
    You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,
  24. Exodus 27:11מֵ֣אָה · a hundred
    Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
  25. Exodus 27:18מֵאָ֨ה · [shall be] a hundred
    The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.
  26. Exodus 30:23מֵא֔וֹת; וּמָאתָ֑יִם; וּמָאתָֽיִם׃
    “Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
  27. Exodus 30:24מֵא֖וֹת
    …500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.
  28. Exodus 38:9מֵאָ֖ה · was a hundred
    Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,
  29. Exodus 38:11מֵאָ֣ה · [was also] a hundred
    The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.
  30. Exodus 38:24מֵא֧וֹת
    All the gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
  31. Exodus 38:25מְאַ֣ת · totaled 100; מֵא֜וֹת
    The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—
  32. Exodus 38:26מֵא֥וֹת; מֵא֖וֹת
    …a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.
  33. Exodus 38:27מְאַת֙ · The hundred; מְאַ֧ת · 100; לִמְאַ֥ת · from the 100
    The hundred talents of silver were used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent per base.
  34. Exodus 38:28הַמֵּאוֹת֙
    With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.
  35. Exodus 38:29מֵא֖וֹת
    The bronze from the wave offering totaled 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.
  36. Leviticus 26:8מֵאָ֔ה · a hundred; וּמֵאָ֥ה · and a hundred
    Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
  37. Numbers 1:21מֵאֽוֹת׃פ
    …those registered to the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.
  38. Numbers 1:23מֵאֽוֹת׃פ
    …those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
  39. Numbers 1:25מֵא֖וֹת
    …those registered to the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.
  40. Numbers 1:27מֵאֽוֹת׃פ
    …those registered to the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.
  41. Numbers 1:29מֵאֽוֹת׃פ
    …those registered to the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.
  42. Numbers 1:31מֵאֽוֹת׃פ
    …those registered to the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.