מָלֵא

ma.le · to fill

Hebrew · Strong's H4390 · Verb · Sounds like: maw-lay' · 249 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

or מָלָא; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root; to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively); 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
מָלֵא 249 vb. be full, fill
Qal 99
1. be full, usu. c. acc. material
2. trans. fill
Niph.
1. be filled
2. be accomplished, ended
Pi.
1. fill
2. special uses are:
3. fulfil, accomplish, complete, obj. week, year, day
Pu. filled
Hithp. mass themselves against me

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Kings 18:35 מִלֵּא־ mi.le'- · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

  2. 1 Kings 20:27 מִלְא֥וּ mil.'U · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them: and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.

  3. 2 Kings 3:17 יִמָּ֣לֵא yi.Ma.le' · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    For thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts.

  4. 2 Kings 3:20 וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א va.ti.ma.Le' · An action: receiving the action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of offering the oblation, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

  5. 2 Kings 3:25 וּמִלְא֗וּהָ u.mil.'U.ha · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by them

    And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

  6. 2 Kings 4:6 כִּמְלֹ֣את kim.Lot · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

  7. 2 Kings 6:17 מָלֵ֨א ma.Le' · An -ing word: simple action

    And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

  8. 2 Kings 9:24 מִלֵּ֧א mi.Le' · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram between his arms; and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

  9. 2 Kings 10:21 וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א vai.yi.ma.Le' · An action: receiving the action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.

  10. 2 Kings 21:16 מִלֵּ֥א mi.Le' · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

  11. 2 Kings 23:14 וַיְמַלֵּ֥א vay.ma.Le' · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.

  12. 2 Kings 24:4 וַיְמַלֵּ֥א vay.ma.Le' · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and Jehovah would not pardon.

  13. 1 Chronicles 12:15 מְמַלֵּ֖א me.ma.Le' · An -ing word: strong action

    These are they that went over the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

  14. 1 Chronicles 17:11 מָלְא֤וּ mal.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

  15. 1 Chronicles 29:5 לְמַלֹּ֥אות le.ma.Lot · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. Who then offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto Jehovah?

  16. 2 Chronicles 5:13 מָלֵ֥א ma.Le' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Jehovah; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Jehovah, saying, For he is good; for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of Jehovah,

  17. 2 Chronicles 5:14 מָלֵ֥א ma.Le' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of God.

  18. 2 Chronicles 6:4 מִלֵּ֖א mi.Le' · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hands fulfilled it, saying,

  19. 2 Chronicles 6:15 מִלֵּ֖אתָ mi.Le.ta · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day.

  20. 2 Chronicles 7:1 מָלֵ֥א ma.Le' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt-offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of Jehovah filled the house.

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