Definition
(Aramaic) probably from a root corresponding to H579 in the sense of an inclosure by sides; a utensil
Traditional renderings: vessel.
Traditional renderings: vessel.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָאן:
- σκεῦοςskeuos“vessel”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- Ezra 5:14מָאנַיָּ֣א · articlesHe also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor
- Ezra 5:15מָֽאנַיָּ֔א · articles…and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’
- Ezra 6:5מָאנֵ֣י · articlesFurthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.
- Ezra 7:19וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ · all the articlesYou must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.
- Daniel 5:2לְמָאנֵי֙ · vesselsUnder the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
- Daniel 5:3מָאנֵ֣י · vesselsThus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
- Daniel 5:23וּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨א · The vesselsInstead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.