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מַעֲנָה H4618

H4618 is the Hebrew word מַעֲנָה, transliterated maʻănâh and said mah-an-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it acre.

Word: מַעֲנָהTransliteration: maʻănâhSaid: mah-an-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

a furrow.

Where it comes from

from H6031 (עָנָה), in the sense of depression or tilling.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

acre 1×furrows 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] acre, furrow.

Verses using מַעֲנָה

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 14:14 · KJV

And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.

Psalm 129:3 · KJV

The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4618 mean?

H4618 is the Hebrew word מַעֲנָה (maʻănâh), meaning a furrow.

How is H4618 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it acre (1 time), furrows (1 time).

How many times does H4618 appear in the Bible?

מַעֲנָה (maʻănâh) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4618 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6031 (עָנָה), in the sense of depression or tilling.

Nearby entries

H4615 · מַעֲמָק — a deep H4616 · מַעַן — properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only…H4617 · מַעֲנֶה — a reply (favorable or contradictory)H4619 · מַעַץ — Maats, an Israelite H4620 · מַעֲצֵבָה — anguish H4621 · מַעֲצָד — an axe

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