HebrewH3984Noun (Masculine)

מָאן

man

7Occurrences
H3984Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a utensil

(Aramaic) probably from a root corresponding to H579 (אָנָה) in the sense of an inclosure by sides;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
vessel, utensil

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

A:N-M

Full Description

A:N-M

Occurrences

מָאן appears 7 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezra
4
Daniel
3

Key Passages

Daniel 5:2BSB

Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

Daniel 5:3BSB

Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

Daniel 5:23BSB

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.

Ezra 5:14BSB

He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor

Ezra 5:15BSB

and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’

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