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מִנְחָה H4503
H4503 is the Hebrew word מִנְחָה, transliterated minchâh and said min-khaw'. The King James Version most often renders it meat offering.
What it means
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary).
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 176 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.
Verses using מִנְחָה
The first 40 of 174 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 4:3 · KJV
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Genesis 4:5 · KJV
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 32:13 · KJV
And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
Genesis 32:18 · KJV
Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
Genesis 32:20 · KJV
And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
Genesis 32:21 · KJV
So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
Genesis 33:10 · KJV
And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
Genesis 43:11 · KJV
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Genesis 43:15 · KJV
And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
Genesis 43:25 · KJV
And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
Genesis 43:26 · KJV
And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
Exodus 29:41 · KJV
And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Exodus 30:9 · KJV
Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.
Exodus 40:29 · KJV
And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus 2:1 · KJV
And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
Leviticus 2:3 · KJV
And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
Leviticus 2:4 · KJV
And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
Leviticus 2:5 · KJV
And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.
Leviticus 2:7 · KJV
And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
Leviticus 2:8 · KJV
And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
Leviticus 2:9 · KJV
And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 2:10 · KJV
And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
Leviticus 2:11 · KJV
No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.
Leviticus 2:13 · KJV
And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
Leviticus 2:14 · KJV
And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.
Leviticus 6:14 · KJV
And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.
Leviticus 6:15 · KJV
And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.
Leviticus 6:20 · KJV
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.
Leviticus 6:21 · KJV
In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 6:23 · KJV
For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.
Leviticus 7:9 · KJV
And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest’s that offereth it.
Leviticus 7:10 · KJV
And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.
Leviticus 7:37 · KJV
This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings;
Leviticus 9:4 · KJV
Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto 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 10:12 · KJV
And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:
Leviticus 14:10 · KJV
And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
Leviticus 14:20 · KJV
And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean.
Leviticus 14:21 · KJV
And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;
Leviticus 14:31 · KJV
Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4503 mean?
H4503 is the Hebrew word מִנְחָה (minchâh), meaning a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary).
How is H4503 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it meat offering (96 times), offering (25 times), present (20 times), meat offerings (10 times), gifts (6 times), among others.
How many times does H4503 appear in the Bible?
מִנְחָה (minchâh) is tagged in 174 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4503 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow.
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