ma.le H4390

מָלֵא (ma.le) means “to fill” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

מָלֵא Hebrew · H4390 249 tagged occurrences in 241 verses

Pronunciation guide: maw-lay' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H4390

מָלֵא · ma.le · to fill

1) to fill, be full 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be full 1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle) 1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended 1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied 1b2) to be accomplished, be ended 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to fill 1c2) to satisfy 1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete 1c4) to confirm 1d) (Pual) to be filled 1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against Aramaic equivalent: me.la (מְלָא "to fill" H4391)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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

KJV glosses: 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.

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How translators render H4390

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
filled	12
is full of	12
and fill	10
was filled	7
fill	6
and filled	5
are complete	5
are full of	5
is full	5
will be filled	5
with	5
is filled	4
wholeheartedly	4
and ordained	3
is complete	3
are covered	2
are filled	2
are fulfilled	2
are full	2
for settings	2
full	2
has fulfilled	2
he filled	2
he has filled	2
or fill	2
to consecrate	2
to ordain	2
took	2
were completed	2
were filled	2
who filled	2
will be full	2
you have fulfilled	2
and confirm	1
and covered	1
and fills	1
and fit it	1
and fulfilled	1
and has been ordained	1
and he has filled	1
and i have filled	1
and i will fill	1
and i will fill it	1
and make	1
and making	1
and mount	1
and presented them as payment in full	1
and replenish	1
and they have filled	1
and they mounted	1
and they will be filled	1
and thus fulfilled	1
and to fill those places	1
and you were filled	1
at the end	1
be filled	1
become fully set	1
but i am full of	1
but now you are laden	1
came	1
can you fill	1
completely	1
content	1
cover	1
covered	1
drew	1
fill them	1
filled it	1
filling	1
fills	1
finish	1
for he had filled	1
for their ordination	1
grant	1
had filled	1
has been completed	1
has filled	1
have come	1
have crossed	1
have ended	1
he finished	1
he ordained	1
he wholly	1
heaping up	1
huram had great	1
i am filled	1
i am full of	1
i am going to fill	1
i have filled	1
i will be filled	1
i will fill	1
i will fill you up	1
i will fulfill	1
i will gorge myself on them	1
in fulfillment	1
in the midst	1
in this way you are to ordain	1
is bathed	1
is drenched	1
is well nourished	1
it filled	1
it will be paid in full	1
may you fill	1
must be armed	1
or satisfy	1
ordain	1
ordained	1
overflows	1
passed	1
ran out	1
remained loyal	1
required to complete	1
satisfied	1
set	1
shall be filled	1
should be filled	1
so they shall consecrate	1
that fills	1
that you have consecrated	1
they are filled	1
they are pregnant	1
they have filled	1
they have filled it	1
they join	1
they must also fill	1
they will fill	1
to fill	1
to live out	1
to satisfy	1
until it was covered	1
vvv	1
was filled with them	1
was full of	1
we will fill	1
were full	1
were full of	1
were ordained	1
when it was overflowing	1
when we filled	1
who fill	1
will be full of	1
will fill	1
with their	1
would	1
would last	1
you have been ordained	1
you have filled me	1
you have wholly	1
you will be filled	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
is full	13
filled	12
and fill	8
shall be full	8
shall be filled	7
was filled	7
and filled	6
are full	6
full	6
are fulfilled	5
fill	5
was full	5
and i will fill	4
be filled	4
were fulfilled	4
be fulfilled	3
had filled	3
to consecrate	3
also is full	2
and hast fulfilled	2
and replenish	2
are accomplished	2
fulfil	2
fulfilled	2
he hath filled	2
is filled	2
they have filled	2
to fill	2
to fulfil	2
to set	2
accomplished	1
and consecrated	1
and filleth	1
and fulfil	1
and fulfilled	1
and have filled	1
and he filled	1
and he hath filled	1
and he was filled	1
and i have filled	1
and i have replenished	1
and it filled	1
and that furnish	1
and that is consecrated	1
and they gave them in full tale	1
and they set	1
and they shall be filled	1
and they shall fill	1
and thou shalt consecrate	1
and thou shalt set	1
and thou wast replenished	1
and took	1
and went not fully	1
and whom he shall consecrate	1
and ye have filled	1
are filled	1
be accomplished	1
be at an end	1
be expired	1
be full	1
because he hath wholly	1
because that he wholly	1
because they be replenished	1
because they have not wholly	1
because thou hast wholly	1
become full	1
behold i will fill	1
but i wholly	1
but thou hast fulfilled	1
canst thou fill	1
consecrate yourselves	1
consecrated	1
filleth	1
for he filled	1
for him for so are fulfilled	1
for i am full	1
for me filled	1
for they have wholly	1
for thou hast filled	1
gather	1
gather together	1
hath filled	1
have replenished	1
he consecrated	1
he is about to fill	1
he shall fill	1
here for they have filled	1
him and fill	1
i am full	1
i will fulfil	1
in the fulness	1
is accomplished	1
is also full	1
is filled with	1
is fully set	1
is not filled	1
it and they shall consecrate themselves	1
it shall be accomplished	1
me fully	1
neither fill	1
nor fill	1
now ye have consecrated	1
or fill	1
overfloweth	1
set	1
shall be satisfied	1
shall he consecrate	1
shalt thou consecrate	1
so and fulfilled	1
surely i will fill	1
that hath not filled	1
that he might fulfil	1
that he would accomplish	1
thee and confirm	1
them and consecrate	1
them and filled	1
them hath he filled	1
them must be fenced	1
therein and to be consecrated	1
thereof are full	1
they fulfil	1
they have gathered	1
thou fillest	1
thou shalt be filled	1
till he fill	1
till he had filled	1
to satisfy	1
unto me i shall be replenished	1
we shall fill	1
were expired	1
were full	1
were not expired	1
when it had overflown	1
which fill	1
which have filled	1
which thou filledst	1
which was filled	1
which we filled	1
who filled	1
who is he and where is he that durst presume	1
whom he consecrated	1
whom i have filled	1
with his full	1
within the space	1
yet he filled	1

Verses containing H4390

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Numbers 14:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.
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Numbers 32:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—
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Numbers 32:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’
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Deuteronomy 1:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”
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Deuteronomy 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,
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Joshua 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,
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Joshua 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”
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Joshua 14:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
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Joshua 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
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Joshua 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.
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Judges 16:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.
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Judges 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
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Judges 17:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
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1 Samuel 16:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
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1 Samuel 18:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
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1 Samuel 18:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
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2 Samuel 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
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2 Samuel 23:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
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1 Kings 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”
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1 Kings 2:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.
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1 Kings 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
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1 Kings 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
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1 Kings 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
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1 Kings 8:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
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1 Kings 8:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
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1 Kings 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.
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1 Kings 13:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.
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1 Kings 18:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,
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1 Kings 18:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
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1 Kings 20:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Israelites also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.
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2 Kings 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’
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2 Kings 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.
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2 Kings 3:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
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2 Kings 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another.” But he replied, “There are no more jars.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
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2 Kings 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
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2 Kings 9:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
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2 Kings 10:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jehu sent word throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; there was not a man who failed to show. They entered the temple of Baal, and it was filled from end to end.
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2 Kings 21:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.
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2 Kings 23:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.
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2 Kings 24:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
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1 Chronicles 12:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
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1 Chronicles 17:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
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1 Chronicles 29:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”
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2 Chronicles 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
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2 Chronicles 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
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2 Chronicles 6:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
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2 Chronicles 6:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
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2 Chronicles 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
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2 Chronicles 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.
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2 Chronicles 13:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.
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