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מְאָה H3969
H3969 is the Hebrew word מְאָה, transliterated mᵉʼâh and said meh-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it hundred.
What it means
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction}.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H3967 (מֵאָה); properly, a primitive numeral.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: hundred.
Verses using מְאָה
All 3 verses, quoted in full.
Ezra 6:17 · KJV
And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Ezra 7:22 · KJV
Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
Daniel 6:1 · KJV
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
Common questions
What does Strong's H3969 mean?
H3969 is the Hebrew word מְאָה (mᵉʼâh), meaning a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction}.
How is H3969 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hundred (7 times), two hundred (1 time).
How many times does H3969 appear in the Bible?
מְאָה (mᵉʼâh) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3969 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3967 (מֵאָה); properly, a primitive numeral.
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