Lexical Definition

‎מְנֵא‎ mᵉnêʼ (men-ay') mina ^A:N-M
(Aramaic) passive participle of ‎מְנָא‎

Mene.

• numbered

1) (P'al) mina, maneh
1a) a weight or measurement; usually 50 shekels but maybe 60 shekels

Extended Information

Aramaic of: מָנֶה

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Hebrew form: מָנָה
Also see: פְּרַס | תְּקַל

‎מְנֵא‎ noun [masculine] maneh, mina, a weight (see Biblical Hebrew; Old Aramaic ‎מנה‎ SAC⁷⁵ Lzb³¹³); — absolute Dan 5:25 (twice in verse); Dan 5:26, see ClGann^{:JAs Juillet-Août, 1886, 36 ff.} Nö^{ZA i. 414 f.} Dr and others; its connection in Daniel with ‎מְנָה‎ is due to word-play; see also ‎פְּרֵס‎, ‎תְּקֵל‎.

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