Lexical Definition

‎מָנַע‎ mânaʻ (maw-nah') to withhold ^H:V
a primitive root

deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.

• to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury

1) to withhold, hold back, keep back, refrain, deny, keep restrain, hinder
1a) (Qal) to withhold
1b) (Niphal) to be withheld

See Greek: ἀνέχομαι · ἀπέχει · ἀπέχομαι · ἀπέχω · ἀποστερέω · ἀποστρέφω · ἀφαιρέω · ἀφίστημι · διαλείπω · ἐκκλίνω · ἐξαίρω · ἐπέχω · ἐφίστημι · κρύπτω · κωλύω · ὀκνέω · συνάγω · συνέχω · ὑστερέω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מָנַע‎ verb withhold, hold back (Late Hebrew id.; Zinjirli ‎מנע‎ DHM^{Sendsch. 60}; Arabic ; Sabean ‎מנע‎ Levy-Os^{ZMG xix. 1865, 268}; Aramaic ‎מְנַע‎) —

Qal Perfect ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Gen 30:2 suffix ‎מְנָעַ֫נִי‎ 1Sam 25:34 ‎מָנַ֫עְתָּ‎ Ps 21:3*; Neh 9:20, etc.; Imperfect ‎יִמְנַעֿ‎ Ps 84:12* suffix ‎יִמְנָעֵָ֫נִי‎ 2Sam 13:13 etc.; Imperative ‎מְנַע‎ Prov 1:15 ‎מִנְעִי‎ Jer 2:25; Jer 31:16 Participle ‎מֹנֵעַ‎ Prov 11:26; Jer 48:10 — withhold, followed by ‎מִן‎ Gen 30:2 (object ‎פְּרִיבֶֿטֶן‎), Amos 4:7 (rain), Neh 9:20 (manna; all subject ‎׳‎‎י‎); Job 22:7 (bread), 1Kgs 20:7 (object omitted; both human subject), so Jer 48:10 (sword), Eccl 2:10 (heart), Jer 5:25 (good), Prov 3:27 (id., Prov 1:15 (foot); Jer 2:25 (id.) Jer 31:16 (voice); further, 2Sam 13:13 (woman), Jer 42:4 (knowledge), Job 31:16 (poor), Prov 23:13 (correction), object omitted ‎׳‎‎י‎ subject Prov 30:7 ‎מִן‎ omitted Prov 11:26 (object corn); compare Ps 21:3* subject ‎׳‎‎י‎ (object ‎אֲרֶשֶׁת שְׂפָתָיו‎ || ‎נָתַן תַּאֲוַת לֵב‎), Job 20:13 figurative (wickedness), Ezek 31:15 ‎׳‎‎י‎ subject (object rivers); object person ‎׳‎‎י‎ subject followed by ‎מן‎ Num 24:11 followed by ‎מִן‎ + infinitive 1Sam 25:26; 1Sam 25:34 followed by ‎לְ‎, subject ‎׳‎‎י‎ Ps 84:12* (good). Niph`al Perfect ‎נִמְנַע‎ Joel 1:13 Imperfect ‎יִמָּנַע‎ Job 38:15, etc.; be withholden followed by ‎מִן‎, subject ‎מִנְחָה‎ etc. Joel 1:13 light from wicked Job 38:15; Num 22:16 (followed by ‎מִן‎ + infinitive); subject showers (‎רְבִבִים‎) Jer 3:3.

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