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מָלֵא

ma.leto fillHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb247 occurrences32 books239 verses

Definition

or מָלָא; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root; to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
Traditional renderings: accomplish, confirm, consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, × 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, have wholly.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָלֵא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

247 total
  1. Genesis 1:22וּמִלְא֤וּ · and fill
    Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
  2. Genesis 1:28וּמִלְא֥וּ · and fill
    God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
  3. Genesis 6:11וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א · full
    Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
  4. Genesis 6:13מָלְאָ֥ה · is full of
    Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
  5. Genesis 9:1וּמִלְא֥וּ · and fill
    And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
  6. Genesis 21:19וַתְּמַלֵּ֤א · and filled
    Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
  7. Genesis 24:16וַתְּמַלֵּ֥א · filled
    Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.
  8. Genesis 25:24וַיִּמְלְא֥וּ · came
    When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
  9. Genesis 26:15וַיְמַלְא֖וּם · took
    So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham.
  10. Genesis 29:21מָלְא֖וּ · is complete
    Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
  11. Genesis 29:27מַלֵּ֖א · Finish
    Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”
  12. Genesis 29:28וַיְמַלֵּ֖א · He finished
    And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
  13. Genesis 42:25וַיְמַלְא֣וּ · with
    Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
  14. Genesis 44:1מַלֵּ֞א · with
    Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.
  15. Genesis 50:3וַיִּמְלְאוּ־ · required to complete; יִמְלְא֖וּ
    …taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
  16. Exodus 1:7וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א · was filled with them
    …but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
  17. Exodus 2:16וַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙ · and fill
    Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
  18. Exodus 7:25וַיִּמָּלֵ֖א · passed
    And seven full days passed after the LORD had struck the Nile.
  19. Exodus 8:21וּמָ֨לְא֜וּ · will be full
    But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.
  20. Exodus 10:6וּמָלְא֨וּ · They will fill
    They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land.’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.
  21. Exodus 15:9תִּמְלָאֵ֣מוֹ · I will gorge myself on them
    The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
  22. Exodus 23:26אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ · I will fulfill
    No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.
  23. Exodus 28:3מִלֵּאתִ֖יו · I have filled
    You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.
  24. Exodus 28:17וּמִלֵּאתָ֥ · And mount
    And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
  25. Exodus 28:41וּמִלֵּאתָ֧ · ordain
    After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
  26. Exodus 29:9וּמִלֵּאתָ֥ · In this way you are to ordain
    Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
  27. Exodus 29:29וּלְמַלֵּא־ · and ordained
    The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them.
  28. Exodus 29:33לְמַלֵּ֥א · for their ordination
    They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.
  29. Exodus 29:35תְּמַלֵּ֥א · to ordain
    This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.
  30. Exodus 31:3וָאֲמַלֵּ֥א · And I have filled
    And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
  31. Exodus 31:5לְמַלֹּ֖את · for settings
    …to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.
  32. Exodus 32:29מִלְא֨וּ · you have been ordained
    Afterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”
  33. Exodus 35:31וַיְמַלֵּ֥א · And He has filled
    And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
  34. Exodus 35:33לְמַלֹּ֖את · for settings
    …to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every artistic craft.
  35. Exodus 35:35מִלֵּ֨א · He has filled
    He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.
  36. Exodus 39:10וַיְמַלְאוּ־ · And they mounted
    And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
  37. Exodus 40:34מָלֵ֖א · filled
    Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
  38. Exodus 40:35מָלֵ֖א · filled
    Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
  39. Leviticus 8:33מְלֹ֔את · are complete; יְמַלֵּ֖א · to ordain
    You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.
  40. Leviticus 9:17וַיְמַלֵּ֤א · took
    Next he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning’s burnt offering.
  41. Leviticus 12:4מְלֹ֖את · are complete
    The woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.
  42. Leviticus 12:6וּבִמְלֹ֣את׀ · are complete
    When the days of her purification are complete, whether for a son or for a daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering.
  43. Leviticus 16:32יְמַלֵּא֙ · and ordained
    The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments
  44. Leviticus 19:29וּמָלְאָ֥ה · and filled
    You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.
  45. Leviticus 21:10וּמִלֵּ֣א · and has been ordained
    The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
  46. Leviticus 25:30מְלֹ֣את
    If it is not redeemed by the end of a full year, then the house in the walled city is permanently transferred to its buyer and his descendants. It is not to be released in the Jubilee.
  47. Numbers 3:3מִלֵּ֥א · were ordained
    These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
  48. Numbers 6:5מְלֹ֨את · is complete
    For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.