Lexical Definition

‎מָלֵא‎ mâlêʼ (maw-lay') full ^H:A
from ‎מָלֵא‎

[idiom] she that was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with), full(-ly), multitude, as is worth.

• full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally)
• also (concretely) fulness
• adverbially, fully

1) full, fulness, that which fills
1a) fully (adv)

See Greek: ἄξιος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מָלֵא‎ adjective full; — ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Gen 23:9 + 15 t.; construct ‎מְלֵא‎ Jer 6:11 feminine ‎מְלֵאָה‎ Num 7:14 + 20 t.; construct ‎מְלֵאֲתִי‎ Isa 1:21 compare Ges^{«GKC:90»§ 90}. 3 a.; plural ‎מְלֵאִים‎ Num 7:13 + 18 t.; feminine ‎מְלֵאוֺת‎ (‎אֹת‎-) Gen 41:7 + 4 t.; — full, absolute of ears of corn Gen 41:7; Gen 41:22 of value, price, Gen 23:9; 1Chr 21:22; 1Chr 21:24 of wind (= strong) Jer 4:12 followed by accusative of material, bowls of fine flour (‎סֹלֶת‎) Num 7:13; Num 7:19; Num 7:25; Num 7:31; Num 7:37; Num 7:43; Num 7:49; Num 7:55; Num 7:61; Num 7:67; Num 7:73; Num 7:79 spoons of incense Num 7:14; Num 7:20; Num 7:26; Num 7:32; Num 7:38; Num 7:44; Num 7:50; Num 7:56; Num 7:62; Num 7:68; Num 7:74; Num 7:80; Num 7:86 bowls of wine Jer 35:5, compare figurative Ps 75:9* houses, of contents Deut 6:11; Neh 9:25 compare Prov 17:1 cage, of birds Jer 5:27 (in simile, see below); cart, of sheaves Amos 2:13 (in simile) 1Chr 11:13; 2Kgs 7:15; Ezek 1:18; Ezek 10:12; Ezek 17:3; Ezek 36:38; Ezek 37:1 as predicate, of storehouses Ps 144:13 compare figurative of Naomi Ruth 1:21 of sea Eccl 1:7 with article, of full vessel 2Kgs 4:4 ‎מְלֵאָה‎ pregnant woman Eccl 11:5 figurative full of blessing Deut 33:23 wisdom Deut 34:9 justice Isa 1:21 commotion Isa 22:2 fury Isa 51:20 lies, etc. Nah 3:1 wisdom Ezek 28:12 (strike out A B Co); only twice in construct before that with which a thing is filled Isa 1:21 ‎מִשְׁפָּט‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎; Jer 6:11 ‎מְלֵא יָמִים‎ (as substantive); as substantive in genitive (Ges^{«GKC:128n»§ 128n}) Ps 73:10 ‎מֵי מָלֵא‎; as adverb = fully Nah 1:10; Jer 12:6 (loudly, compare Jer 4:5).

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