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מָנַע H4513

H4513 is the Hebrew word מָנַע, transliterated mânaʻ and said maw-nah'. The King James Version most often renders it withholden.

Word: מָנַעTransliteration: mânaʻSaid: maw-nah'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 29 verses

What it means

to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

withholden 5×withhold 4×refrain 2×stead who hath withheld 1×nothing i pray thee hinder 1×kept thee back 1×kept me back 1×denied 1×withheldest 1×keep it still 1×hast withholden 1×if i have withheld 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.

Verses using מָנַע

All 29 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 30:2 · KJV

And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

Numbers 22:16 · KJV

And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:

Numbers 24:11 · KJV

Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

1 Samuel 25:26 · KJV

Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

1 Samuel 25:34 · KJV

For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

2 Samuel 13:13 · KJV

And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

1 Kings 20:7 · KJV

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

Nehemiah 9:20 · KJV

Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.

Job 20:13 · KJV

Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

Job 22:7 · KJV

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Job 31:16 · KJV

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

Job 38:15 · KJV

And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

Psalm 21:2 · KJV

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

Psalm 84:11 · KJV

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Proverbs 1:15 · KJV

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

Proverbs 3:27 · KJV

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

Proverbs 11:26 · KJV

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Proverbs 23:13 · KJV

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Proverbs 30:7 · KJV

Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

Ecclesiastes 2:10 · KJV

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

Jeremiah 2:25 · KJV

Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

Jeremiah 3:3 · KJV

Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 5:25 · KJV

Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.

Jeremiah 31:16 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

Jeremiah 42:4 · KJV

Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

Jeremiah 48:10 · KJV

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

Ezekiel 31:15 · KJV

Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

Joel 1:13 · KJV

Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.

Amos 4:7 · KJV

And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4513 mean?

H4513 is the Hebrew word מָנַע (mânaʻ), meaning to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury.

How is H4513 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it withholden (5 times), withhold (4 times), refrain (2 times), stead who hath withheld (1 time), nothing i pray thee hinder (1 time), among others.

How many times does H4513 appear in the Bible?

מָנַע (mânaʻ) is tagged in 29 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4513 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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