The meaning of “מֵאָה”
Understanding mêʼâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or מֵאיָה mêʼyâh (may-yaw'); properly, a primitive numeral hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore. - a hundred - also ...
מֵאָה
or מֵאיָה mêʼyâh (may-yaw'); properly, a primitive numeral hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore. - a hundred - also as a multiplicative and a fraction 1) hundred 1a) as simple number 1b) as part of larger number 1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 9:28 | “And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.” Word: מֵאָה (mêʼâh) | |
| Joshua 24:29 | “And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old.” Word: מֵאָה (mêʼâh) | |
| 2 Kings 11:15 | “But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.” Word: מֵאָה (mêʼâh) | |
| Esther 9:6 | “And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.” Word: מֵאָה (mêʼâh) | |
| Isaiah 65:20 | “There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.” Word: מֵאָה (mêʼâh) |