male · full

What it means

male (מָלֵא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “full”.

Complete. "Full silver" is the full price.

How to say it

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

1. Full to the top, or complete, lacking nothing.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Word study

Full, filled; also complete, whole. It is the adjective of the verb מָלֵא (‘fill’, H4390). ‘Full silver’ is the whole price.

• Full vessels Numbers 7:132 Kings 4:4
• Full houses and ears of grain Deuteronomy 6:11Genesis 41:7
• “I went away full” Ruth 1:21
• For the full price Genesis 23:91 Chronicles 21:24
• Full of eyes; full of bones Ezekiel 1:18Ezekiel 37:1

Historical and cultural background

Naomi sums up her story: “I went away full, and empty YHWH has brought me back” (Ruth 1:21). Abraham and David insist on paying the full price for the cave of Machpelah and for Ornan’s threshing floor (Genesis 23:9; 1 Chronicles 21:24).

How we translate it

“Full” 54 times, also when it is a price: “for the full amount of silver” (Genesis 23:9), “for the full price” (1 Chronicles 21:22-24). The adjective and the verb ‘fill’ are rendered with the same English word, so that their kinship can be seen (“houses full of all good things that you did not fill”, Deuteronomy 6:11).

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• full ×54
• abundance ×1
• fully ×1
• pregnant woman ×1
• too strong ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×3
• Numbers×25
• Deuteronomy×3
• Ruth×1
• 2 Kings×2
• 1 Chronicles×3
• Nehemiah×1
• Psalms×3
• Proverbs×1
• Ecclesiastes×2
• Isaiah×1
• Jeremiah×6
• Ezekiel×6
• Nahum×1

• Genesis 23:9

  that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him, which is at the end of his field. For the full amount of silver let him give it to me among you as a possession for a grave.”

• Genesis 41:7

  The thin ears swallowed the seven plump and full ears. Then Pharaoh woke up, and look, it was a dream.

• Genesis 41:22

  I saw in my dream, and look, seven ears coming up on one stalk, full and good.

• Numbers 7:13

  And his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:14

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:19

  He presented his offering: one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:20

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:25

  His offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:26

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:31

  His offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:32

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:37

  His offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:38

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:43

  His offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:44

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:49

  His offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:50

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:55

  His offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:56

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:61

  His offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:62

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:67

  His offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:68

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:73

  His offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:74

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:79

  His offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

• Numbers 7:80

  one gold spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

• Numbers 7:86

  twelve gold spoons full of incense, ten shekels apiece per spoon, by the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the spoons was one hundred twenty shekels;

• Deuteronomy 6:11

  houses full of all good things that you did not fill, cisterns dug that you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant— and you eat and are satisfied,

• Deuteronomy 33:23

  And of Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor and full of the blessing of YHWH, take possession of the sea and the south.”

• Deuteronomy 34:9

  And Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; and the sons of Israel listened to him and did as YHWH had commanded Moses.

• Ruth 1:21

  I went away full, and empty YHWH has brought me back. Why do you call me Naomi, when YHWH has testified against me and Shaddai has done me harm?”

• 2 Kings 4:4

  Then go in and shut the door behind you and behind your sons, and pour into all these vessels, and set aside each one that is full.”

• 2 Kings 7:15

  They went after them as far as the Jordan, and there was all the road full of clothes and gear that Aram had thrown away in their haste. The messengers returned and told the king.

• 1 Chronicles 11:13

  He was with David at Pas-dammim, and the Philistines had gathered there for battle; and there was a plot of the field full of barley, and the people fled from before the Philistines.

• 1 Chronicles 21:22

  David said to Ornan, “Give me the site of the threshing floor, that I may build on it an altar to YHWH. Give it to me for the full price, so that the plague may be held back from the people.”

• 1 Chronicles 21:24

  King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will certainly buy it for the full price; for I will not take what is yours for YHWH, nor offer a burnt offering for nothing.”

• Nehemiah 9:25

  And they captured fortified cities and fertile ground, and they possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug, vineyards and olive trees, and fruit trees in abundance; and they ate and were satisfied and grew fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

• Psalms 73:10

  Therefore his people turn here, and waters in abundance are drained by them.

• Psalms 75:8

  For a cup is in the hand of YHWH, and the wine foams, full of mixture; and he pours out from it; surely its dregs they will drain; all the wicked of the earth will drink.

And 18 more times.