Strong's Hebrew · H4390
H4390 mâlêʼ
מָלֵא
maw-lay'
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.
Looking for Greek G4390 protréchō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H4390. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
mâlêʼ appears 246 times in Scripture, including Genesis 1:22 and Exodus 28:3. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
Derivation
or מָלָא; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root;
Appears 246 times in Scripture
“Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.”
“Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.””
“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.””
“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.”
“And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.”
“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.”
“Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.””
“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.”
“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.”
“When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.”
Read next
How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Have a question about mâlêʼ?
Study mâlêʼ in the Doxa app
The Doxa app has Word study for the Hebrew and Greek words of Scripture, mâlêʼ included. Keep a note on any verse and it shows beside that verse each time you read it again.
Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
