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מָלֵא

ma.leto fillHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb247 occurrences32 books239 verses

Definition

or מָלָא; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root; to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
Traditional renderings: accomplish, confirm, consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, × draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-) full, have wholly.

In the Greek Old Testament

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

247 total
  1. Numbers 6:13מְלֹאת֙ · is complete
    Now this is the law of the Nazirite when his time of separation is complete: He must be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
  2. Numbers 14:21וְיִמָּלֵ֥א · is filled
    “Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
  3. Numbers 14:24וַיְמַלֵּ֖א · wholeheartedly
    But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.
  4. Numbers 32:11מִלְא֖וּ · wholeheartedly
    ‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—
  5. Numbers 32:12מִלְא֖וּ · wholeheartedly
    …not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’
  6. Deuteronomy 1:36מִלֵּ֖א · wholeheartedly
    …except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”
  7. Deuteronomy 6:11מִלֵּאתָ֒ · fill them
    …with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,
  8. Joshua 3:15מָלֵא֙ · overflows
    Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,
  9. Joshua 9:13מִלֵּ֣אנוּ · when we filled
    These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”
  10. Joshua 14:8מִלֵּ֔אתִי · remained loyal
    Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
  11. Joshua 14:9מִלֵּ֔אתָ · you have wholly
    On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
  12. Joshua 14:14מִלֵּ֔א · he wholly
    Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.
  13. Judges 17:5וַיְמַלֵּ֗א · and ordained
    Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
  14. Judges 17:12וַיְמַלֵּ֤א · ordained
    Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
  15. 1 Samuel 16:1מַלֵּ֨א · with
    Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
  16. 1 Samuel 18:26מָלְא֖וּ
    When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
  17. 1 Samuel 18:27וַיְמַלְא֣וּם · and presented them as payment in full
    David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
  18. 2 Samuel 7:12יִמְלְא֣וּ · are fulfilled
    And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
  19. 2 Samuel 23:7יִמָּלֵ֥א · must be armed
    The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
  20. 1 Kings 1:14וּמִלֵּאתִ֖י · and confirm
    Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”
  21. 1 Kings 2:27לְמַלֵּא֙ · and thus fulfilled
    So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.
  22. 1 Kings 7:14וַ֠יִּמָּלֵא · Huram had great
    He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
  23. 1 Kings 8:10מָלֵ֖א · filled
    And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
  24. 1 Kings 8:11מָלֵ֥א · filled
    …so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
  25. 1 Kings 8:15מִלֵּ֖א · has fulfilled
    …and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
  26. 1 Kings 8:24מִלֵּ֖אתָ · You have fulfilled
    You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
  27. 1 Kings 11:6מִלֵּ֛א · completely
    So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.
  28. 1 Kings 13:33יְמַלֵּ֣א · He ordained
    Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.
  29. 1 Kings 18:34מִלְא֨וּ · Fill
    …and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.
  30. 1 Kings 18:35מִלֵּא־ · filled
    So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
  31. 1 Kings 20:27מִלְא֥וּ · covered
    The Israelites also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.
  32. 2 Kings 3:17יִמָּ֣לֵא · will be filled
    For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’
  33. 2 Kings 3:20וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א · and filled
    The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.
  34. 2 Kings 3:25וּמִלְא֗וּהָ · until it was covered
    They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
  35. 2 Kings 4:6כִּמְלֹ֣את · were full
    When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another.” But he replied, “There are no more jars.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
  36. 2 Kings 6:17מָלֵ֨א · were full of
    Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
  37. 2 Kings 9:24מִלֵּ֧א · drew
    Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
  38. 2 Kings 10:21וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א · was filled
    Then Jehu sent word throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; there was not a man who failed to show. They entered the temple of Baal, and it was filled from end to end.
  39. 2 Kings 21:16מִלֵּ֥א · he filled
    Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.
  40. 2 Kings 23:14וַיְמַלֵּ֥א · and covered
    He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.
  41. 2 Kings 24:4וַיְמַלֵּ֥א · For he had filled
    …and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
  42. 1 Chronicles 12:15מְמַלֵּ֖א · when it was overflowing
    These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
  43. 1 Chronicles 17:11מָלְא֤וּ · are fulfilled
    And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
  44. 1 Chronicles 29:5לְמַלֹּ֥אות · to consecrate
    …for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”
  45. 2 Chronicles 5:13מָלֵ֥א · was filled
    The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
  46. 2 Chronicles 5:14מָלֵ֥א · filled
    …so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
  47. 2 Chronicles 6:4מִלֵּ֖א · has fulfilled
    …and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
  48. 2 Chronicles 6:15מִלֵּ֖אתָ · You have fulfilled
    You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
  49. 2 Chronicles 7:1מָלֵ֥א · filled
    When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
  50. 2 Chronicles 7:2מָלֵ֥א · had filled
    The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.