Strong's Lexicon Meah: Hundred Original Word: מֵאָה Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be a hundred Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1540 (ἑκατόν, hekaton) – The Greek equivalent for the number one hundred. Usage: The Hebrew word "Meah" is used to denote the number one hundred. It appears frequently in the Old Testament to quantify people, animals, money, and other items. It is a cardinal number used in various contexts, including genealogies, military counts, and measurements. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, numbers held significant cultural and symbolic meanings. The number one hundred was often used to represent completeness or a large quantity. In a society where oral tradition was prevalent, numbers like "Meah" were crucial for conveying information about population sizes, wealth, and military strength. The use of "Meah" in the Bible reflects the agrarian and tribal nature of ancient Israelite society, where counting livestock, people, and resources was essential for survival and prosperity. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom meah Definition a tower on the N. wall of Jer. NASB Translation hundred (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. מֵאָה noun feminine used as proper name of tower on northern wall of Jerusalem, מִגְדַּל הַמֵּאָהב Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39. [מַאֲוַי], מַאֲוִיֵּי see below I. אוה above מאם (√ of following, meaning unknown; Ol § 205 proposes √ אום = חום black, compare already Ew § 160 d). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Meah The same as me'ah; Meah, a tower in Jerusalem -- Meah. see HEBREW me'ah Forms and Transliterations הַמֵּאָ֔ה הַמֵּאָה֙ המאה ham·mê·’āh hammê’āh hammeAhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Nehemiah 3:1 HEB: וְעַד־ מִגְדַּ֤ל הַמֵּאָה֙ קִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּ עַ֖ד NAS: the wall to the Tower of the Hundred [and] the Tower KJV: of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified INT: against to the Tower of the Hundred consecrated against Nehemiah 12:39 2 Occurrences |
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