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מֵאָה H3967

H3967 is the Hebrew word מֵאָה, transliterated mêʼâh and said may-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it hundred.

Word: מֵאָהTransliteration: mêʼâhSaid: may-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 475 verses

What it means

a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.

Where it comes from

or מֵאיָה; properly, a primitive numeral.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 523 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hundred 409×two hundred 63×hundreds 19×whereof was an hundred 8×over hundreds 6×being an hundred 4×eleven hundred 3×one hundred 3×hundredth 2×hundredfold 2×even two hundred 2×thereof was an hundred 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.

Verses using מֵאָה

The first 40 of 475 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 5:3 · KJV

And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

Genesis 5:4 · KJV

And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:5 · KJV

And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

Genesis 5:6 · KJV

And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

Genesis 5:7 · KJV

And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:8 · KJV

And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

Genesis 5:10 · KJV

And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:11 · KJV

And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

Genesis 5:13 · KJV

And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:14 · KJV

And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

Genesis 5:16 · KJV

And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:17 · KJV

And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

Genesis 5:18 · KJV

And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

Genesis 5:19 · KJV

And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:20 · KJV

And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

Genesis 5:22 · KJV

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:23 · KJV

And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

Genesis 5:25 · KJV

And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

Genesis 5:26 · KJV

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:27 · KJV

And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Genesis 5:28 · KJV

And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

Genesis 5:30 · KJV

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:31 · KJV

And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

Genesis 5:32 · KJV

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:3 · KJV

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Genesis 6:15 · KJV

And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

Genesis 7:6 · KJV

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Genesis 7:11 · KJV

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Genesis 7:24 · KJV

And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

Genesis 8:3 · KJV

And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.

Genesis 8:13 · KJV

And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

Genesis 9:28 · KJV

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

Genesis 9:29 · KJV

And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

Genesis 11:10 · KJV

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

Genesis 11:11 · KJV

And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:13 · KJV

And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:15 · KJV

And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:17 · KJV

And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:19 · KJV

And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:21 · KJV

And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3967 mean?

H3967 is the Hebrew word מֵאָה (mêʼâh), meaning a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.

How is H3967 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hundred (409 times), two hundred (63 times), hundreds (19 times), whereof was an hundred (8 times), over hundreds (6 times), among others.

How many times does H3967 appear in the Bible?

מֵאָה (mêʼâh) is tagged in 475 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3967 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or מֵאיָה; properly, a primitive numeral.

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