מְאָה
mea · hundred
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H3969 · appears 8 times in the Bible
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mea (מְאָה) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “hundred”.
(Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "mea".
How to say it
me·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The number one hundred in Aramaic, also in two hundred, four hundred and other figures.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- one hundred ×5
- four hundred ×1
- hundred and twenty ×1
- two hundred ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Ezra 6:17
And they offered for the dedication of this house of Elah one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
- Ezra 7:22
up to one hundred talents of silver, and up to one hundred cors of wheat, and up to one hundred baths of wine, and up to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without measure.
- Daniel 6:1
It seemed good to Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who would be throughout the kingdom,
And 5 more times.