The meaning of “מִן”
Understanding min reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or מִנִּי minnîy (min-nee'); or מִנֵּי minnêy (min-nay'); (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן above, after, am...
מִן
or מִנִּי minnîy (min-nee'); or מִנֵּי minnêy (min-nay'); (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with. - properly, a part of - hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 5:29 | “And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.” Word: מִן (min) | |
| Leviticus 11:13 | “And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,” Word: מִן (min) | |
| Deuteronomy 33:11 | “Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.” Word: מִן (min) | |
| 1 Kings 6:16 | “And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.” Word: מִן (min) | |
| 1 Chronicles 8:8 | “And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.” Word: מִן (min) |