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מָלֵא H4390

H4390 is the Hebrew word מָלֵא, transliterated mâlêʼ and said maw-lay'. The King James Version most often renders it filled.

Word: מָלֵאTransliteration: mâlêʼSaid: maw-lay'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 232 verses

What it means

to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively).

Where it comes from

or מָלָא; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 181 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

filled 64×full 41×fill 23×fulfilled 15×consecrate 8×fulfil 6×accomplished 6×set 5×consecrated 5×expired 3×hast fulfilled 3×replenish 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] 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, [phrase] have wholly.

Verses using מָלֵא

The first 40 of 232 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 1:22 · KJV

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:28 · KJV

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 6:11 · KJV

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Genesis 6:13 · KJV

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Genesis 9:1 · KJV

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Genesis 21:19 · KJV

And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

Genesis 24:16 · KJV

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

Genesis 25:24 · KJV

And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

Genesis 26:15 · KJV

For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

Genesis 29:21 · KJV

And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

Genesis 29:27 · KJV

Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

Genesis 29:28 · KJV

And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

Genesis 42:25 · KJV

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

Genesis 44:1 · KJV

And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.

Genesis 50:3 · KJV

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.

Exodus 2:16 · KJV

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

Exodus 7:25 · KJV

And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.

Exodus 8:21 · KJV

Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

Exodus 10:6 · KJV

And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

Exodus 15:9 · KJV

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

Exodus 28:3 · KJV

And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

Exodus 28:17 · KJV

And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.

Exodus 28:41 · KJV

And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

Exodus 29:9 · KJV

And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.

Exodus 29:29 · KJV

And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.

Exodus 29:33 · KJV

And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.

Exodus 29:35 · KJV

And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.

Exodus 31:3 · KJV

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Exodus 31:5 · KJV

And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.

Exodus 32:29 · KJV

For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.

Exodus 35:31 · KJV

And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

Exodus 35:33 · KJV

And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.

Exodus 35:35 · KJV

Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

Exodus 39:10 · KJV

And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

Exodus 40:34 · KJV

Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Exodus 40:35 · KJV

And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Leviticus 8:33 · KJV

And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.

Leviticus 9:17 · KJV

And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.

Leviticus 12:6 · KJV

And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:

Leviticus 16:32 · KJV

And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:

Common questions

What does Strong's H4390 mean?

H4390 is the Hebrew word מָלֵא (mâlêʼ), meaning to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively).

How is H4390 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it filled (64 times), full (41 times), fill (23 times), fulfilled (15 times), consecrate (8 times), among others.

How many times does H4390 appear in the Bible?

מָלֵא (mâlêʼ) is tagged in 232 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4390 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or מָלָא; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root.

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