Bible Lexicons

מָלָא (see No. 1, Esther 7:5) and מָלֵא in pret. א being occasionally, cast away, מָלֵתִי Job 32:18 מָלוּ Ezekiel 28:16 inf. מְלֹאת Leviticus 8:33 מְלֹאות Job 20:22 fut. יִמְלָא.

(1) transit. (pret. once Med. A, Esther 7:5), to fill, to make full. (Arab. مَلَأَ, Syr. ܡܠܳ id. This root also is widely extended in the Indo-Germ. languages, in which, however, for m there is p, as the Sanscr. plê, to fill; Gr. πλέω (πληρής, πίμπλημι), πλέος, also βλύω, βρύω; Lat. plere; whence implere, complere, plenus; Goth. fulljan; Germ. füllen, voll; Engl. full, to fill. Also the Polish pilny; Bohem. plny. The original idea is that of abundance, overflowing, Ueber flie ßen, as is seen from the cognate πλέω, πλείω, to sail; also φλέω, φλύω, fleo, fluo, pluo). Specially

(a) to fill, as anything does a vacant space with its own bulk or abundance; with an acc. of place, Genesis 1:22, מִלְאוּ אֶת־הַמַּיִם בַּיַמִּים “fill the waters in the seas;” ver. 28 9:1 Exodus 40:34, כְּבוֹד יְיָ מָלֵא אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן “the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle;” 1 Kings 8:10, 11 1 Kings 8:11 Jerem. 51:11, מִלְאוּ הַשִּׁלָטִים “fill the shields,” sc. with your bodies; surround yourselves with shields.

(b) to fill a place with any thing, with two acc. of the place and the thing filling it, Ezekiel 8:17, מָֽלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ חָמָס “they have filled the land with violence;” Ezekiel 28:16, 30:11 Jeremiah 16:18, 19:4 more rarely followed by מִן of that which fills, -Ex. 1632 ; often also

(c) with the accusative of the thing which fills, Ezekiel 32:29, מִלְאוּ יֶדְכֶם לַיהוָֹה “fill your hand to Jehovah,” sc. with gifts to be offered to him; Esther 7:5, “who is he לִבּוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת כֵּן אֲשֶׁר מְלָאוֹ who has filled his heart (sc. with boldness) to do this?” i.e. who has dared to do this? Job 36:17, וְרִין רֶשָׁע מְלֵאתָ “and (if) thou fillest the cause of the wicked,” i.e. fillest up the measure of the sins of the wicked, wenn du das Sündenmaaß des Frevels fülleft (compare Genesis 15:16).

(2) intrans. to be filled, to be full, Joshua 3:15, followed by an acc. of the thing with which any thing is full. Genesis 6:13, מָֽלְאָה הָאָרֶץ חָמָס “the earth is filled with violence.” Judges 16:27, “the house was full הָֽאֲנָשִׁים of men.” Job 32:18, “I am full מִלִּים of words;” Psalms 10:7, 26:10 33:5 48:11 65:10 Isaiah 11:9, etc.; followed by מִן Isaiah 2:6. Specially in Hebrew it is said

(a) מָֽלְאָה נַפְשִׁי my soul is filled, used of taking vengeance, Exodus 15:9.

(b) to be fulfilled, or completed, used of space of time. Genesis 25:24, וַיִּמְלְאוּ יָמֶיהָ לָלֶּרֶת “and her time was fulfilled for bearing,” her time to bring forth arrived. 50:3, כֵּן יִמְלְאוּ יְמֵי הַחֲנֻטִים “so do they fulfil the time of embalming,” i.e. so many days does it continue (compare Esther 2:12); 29:21 Levit. 8:33 12:4, Leviticus 12:6; Lamentations 4:18; Jeremiah 25:34.

Niphal (principally used in fut.), i.q. Kal No. 2, to be filled, to be full, with an acc. Genesis 6:11, וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ חָמָס “and the earth was full of violence.” Exodus 1:7, וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ אֹתָם “and the land was filled with them;” 1 Kings 7:14; 2 Kings 3:17 also followed by מִן of the thing, Ezekiel 32:6 and לְ Habakkuk 2:14. Used of the mind, or desire being filled, Ecclesiastes 6:7 of time completed, Exodus 7:25; Job 15:32. To be filled with iron (with an acc.), with arms, used for to be armed, fenced, 2 Samuel 23:7.

Piel מִלֵּא, more rarely מִלָּא Jeremiah 51:34 inf. מַלֵּא and מַלֹּאות fut. יְמַלֵּא, once יְמַלֵּה Job 8:21, to fill, to make full, to fill up.

(1) Construed with an acc. of the thing which is filled, i.q. Kal No. 1, c. Observe the phrases

(a) to fill any one’s hand, i.e. to deliver the priesthood into his hand, Exodus 28:41, 29:9 Leviticus 21:10.

(b) to fill one’s hand to Jehovah, sc. with gifts, i.e. to offer large gifts, 1 Chronicles 29:5; 2 Chronicles 13:9, 29:31 compare in Kal, Exodus 32:29. Figuratively

(c) of time, to fulfil, to bring to an end (compare Kal No. 2, b). Genesis 29:27, “fulfil this week,” i.e. finish this week; verse 28 Genesis 29:28; Job 39:2; Daniel 9:2 compare 2 Chronicles 36:21.

(d) to fill up, or complete a number. Exodus 23:26, “I will fill up the number of thy days;” comp. Isaiah 65:20. 1 Samuel 18:27, “David brought the foreskins וַיְמַלְאוּם לַמֶּלֶךְ and filled them to the king,” i.e. brought them in full number. 1 Kings 1:14, מִלֵּאתִי אֶת־דְּבָרַיִךְ “I will fill up (or add to, confirm) thy words.”

(e) to fill, to satisfy the soul, i.e. the desire, hunger, Job 38:39; Proverbs 6:30 (comp. under חַיָּה). Opp. to an empty soul, i.e. famishing, Isaiah 29:8. Compare Kal No. 2, a.

(f) to fulfil a promise, 1 Kings 8:15 a vow, Psalms 20:6 a prophecy, 1 Kings 2:27.

(g) with another verb, to do anything fully, i.e. thoroughly. Jeremiah 4:5, קִרְאוּ מַלְאוּ “cry out fully,” i.e. strongly, as it is well given by the Vulg. Compare Arab. تملا النظر الى to observe any one closely, جَعَلَ وَمَلَأَ to do, and to fulfil, i.e. to do carefully. Also without the verb, by ellipsis מִלֵּא הַקֶּשֶׁת to bend a bow strongly, for מִלֵּא לִדְרֹךְ הַקֶּשֶׁת Zechariah 9:13 Compare Arab. أَمْلَأَ فى اُلْقَوْسِ and fully املا اُلَّنزْعَ فى القوس Schult. Opp. Min. p. 176, 355; and Syr. ܡܠܳ ܩܶܫܬܐܳ; also מִלֵּא אַחֲרֵי יְיָ for מִלֵּא לָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֵי יְיָ to follow the Lord fully, i.e. to shew full obedience to him; Numb. 14:24 32:11, 12 Numbers 32:12; Deuteronomy 1:36; Joshua 14:8, Joshua 14:9, 14 Joshua 14:14; 1 Kings 11:6 and so frequently.

(2) with an acc. of the thing with which any thing is filled (etwas ein füllen), for to pour into, to put into. Isaiah 65:11, הַמְמַלְאִים לַמְנִי מִמְסָךְ “who pour out a drink offering to Fortune,” or fill a cup with a libation in honour of Fortune. So מִלֵּא אֲבָנִים to fill gems, for to insert, set them in sockets. Exodus 28:17, 31:5 35:33. Once absol. 1 Chronicles 12:15, וְהוּא מְמַלֵּא עַל־כָּל־גּדוֹתָיו “and it (Jordan) filled (its bed with waters) over all its banks.”

(3) with two accus. of the thing to be filled and that which fills, see Kal No. 1, b. Exodus 35:35, מִלֵּא אֹחָם חָכְמַת־לֵב “he has filled them with wisdom of heart.” Job 3:15, 22:18 Isaiah 33:5. More rarely followed by מִן of the thing which fills, Psalms 127:5; Jeremiah 51:34 Levit. 9:17 also, בְּ in this phrase, מִלֵּא יָדוֹ בַּקֶּשֶׁת “to fill one’s hand with a bow,” i.e. to take hold of a bow, 2 Kings 9:24.

Pual part. מְמֻלָּאִים filled up with gems as set; followed by בְּ Song of Solomon 5:14. Compare Piel No. 2.

Hithpael, pr. mutually to fill each other out, i.e. mutually to aid each other, as it were filling out each other’s vacancies; followed by עַל to attack with united strength, Job 16:10.

Derived nouns are, מִלּוֹא, מִלֵּאת, pr.n. יִמְלָא, יִמְלָה, and those which immediately follow.

אֲמַלֵּ֥א אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ אִמָּלְאָ֖ה אמלא אמלא׃ אמלאה בִּמְלֹ֣אות במלאות הַֽמְלֵאִ֥ים הַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים הַֽמְמַלְאִ֛ים הַֽתְמַלֵּ֣א המלאים הממלאים התמלא וְהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים וְיִמָּלְא֣וּ וְיִמָּלֵ֣א וְיִמָּלֵ֥א וִֽימַלֵּ֖א וַ֠יִּמָּלֵא וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃ וַיְמַלְא֖וּם וַיְמַלְא֣וּ וַיְמַלְא֣וּם וַיְמַלְאוּ־ וַיְמַלֵּ֖א וַיְמַלֵּ֗א וַיְמַלֵּ֤א וַיְמַלֵּ֥א וַיְמַלֵּא־ וַיִּמְלְא֥וּ וַיִּמְלְאוּ־ וַיִּמָּלֵ֖א וַיִּמָּלֵ֤א וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א וַתְּמַלֵּ֤א וַתְּמַלֵּ֥א וַתְּמַלֵּא־ וַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙ וַתִּמָּלְאִ֧י וַתִּמָּלֵ֤א וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א וָאֲמַלֵּ֥א וּבִמְל֣וֹאת ׀ וּבִמְלֹ֣את ׀ וּלְמַלְאָם֙ וּלְמַלֵּא־ וּמִלְא֖וּ וּמִלְא֗וּהָ וּמִלְא֤וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ וּמִלֵּ֣א וּמִלֵּאתִ֖י וּמִלֵּאתִ֞י וּמִלֵּאתִ֥י וּמִלֵּאתֶ֥ם וּמִלֵּאתָ֥ וּמִלֵּאתָ֧ וּמַלְא֧וּ וּמַלֵּ֨א וּמָ֨לְא֜וּ וּמָֽלְא֛וּ וּמָֽלְאוּ֙ וּמָלְא֥וּ וּמָלְא֨וּ וּמָלְאָ֥ה ואמלא ואמלאהו׃ ובמלאת ובמלואת והממלאים וימלא וימלא־ וימלאו וימלאו־ וימלאום ולמלא־ ולמלאם ומלא ומלאה ומלאו ומלאוה ומלאת ומלאתי ומלאתם ותמלא ותמלא־ ותמלאי ותמלאנה יְמַלֵּ֑אוּ יְמַלֵּ֖א יְמַלֵּ֣א יְמַלֵּ֣ה יְמַלֵּ֥א יְמַלֵּֽא׃ יְמַלֵּא֙ יִמְלְא֖וּ יִמְלְא֣וּ יִמָּ֣לְא֔וּ יִמָּ֣לֵא יִמָּ֥לֵא יִמָּֽלֵא־ יִמָּלְא֑וּ יִמָּלְא֥וּן יִמָּלְא֨וּ יִמָּלֵ֥א יִמָּלֵ֪א יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃ ימלא ימלא־ ימלא׃ ימלאו ימלאון ימלה יתמלאון׃ כִּמְלֹ֖את כִּמְלֹ֣את כִמְלֹ֣אות כמלאות כמלאת לְמַלֵּ֥א לְמַלֵּ֨א לְמַלֵּ֬א לְמַלֵּא֙ לְמַלֹּ֖אות לְמַלֹּ֖את לְמַלֹּ֛אות לְמַלֹּ֤אות לְמַלֹּ֥אות למלא למלאות למלאת מְלֵ֥א מְלֵאִ֥ים מְלֵאָ֣ה מְלָא֥וֹ מְלֹ֔את מְלֹ֕את מְלֹ֖את מְלֹ֣את מְלֹ֧את מְלֹ֨את מְלֹאת֙ מְמַלֵּ֖א מְמַלֵּ֣א מְמֻלָּאִ֖ים מִלְא֖וּ מִלְא֛וּהָ מִלְא֣וּ מִלְא֥וּ מִלְא֨וּ מִלְאֽוּךְ׃ מִלֵּ֔א מִלֵּ֔אתִי מִלֵּ֔אתָ מִלֵּ֖א מִלֵּ֖אתָ מִלֵּ֛א מִלֵּ֣א מִלֵּ֣אנוּ מִלֵּ֣אתִי מִלֵּ֥א מִלֵּ֧א מִלֵּ֨א מִלֵּֽאתִי׃ מִלֵּא֙ מִלֵּא־ מִלֵּאתִ֖יו מִלֵּאתִ֤יךְ מִלֵּאתֶ֣ם ׀ מִלֵּאתֶ֤ם מִלֵּאתָ֒ מִלֵּאתָֽנִי׃ מִלָּ֥א מַלְאוּ֙ מַלֵּ֖א מַלֵּ֞א מַלֵּ֣א מַלֵּ֨א מַלֵּֽא׃ מָ֣לְאָה מָ֣לְאוּ מָ֣לֵא מָ֭לֵא מָֽלְאָ֔ה מָֽלְאָה֙ מָל֧וּ מָלְא֖וּ מָלְא֣וּ מָלְא֤וּ מָלְא֥וּ מָלְא֨וּ מָלְאָ֣ה מָלְאָ֥ה מָלְאוּ֙ מָלֵ֑אתָ מָלֵ֔א מָלֵ֖א מָלֵ֞א מָלֵ֣א מָלֵ֣תִי מָלֵ֤א מָלֵ֤אתִי מָלֵ֥א מָלֵ֨א מָלֵֽא׃ מָלֵֽאוּ׃ מָלֵא֙ מָלֵא־ מלא מלא־ מלא׃ מלאה מלאו מלאו׃ מלאוה מלאוך׃ מלאים מלאנו מלאת מלאתי מלאתי׃ מלאתיו מלאתיך מלאתם מלאתני׃ מלו מלתי ממלא ממלאים נְמַלֵּ֖א נִמְלָא־ נמלא נמלא־ תְּמַלֵּ֥א תְּמַלֵּ֪א תְּמַלֵּֽא׃ תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה תְמַלֵּ֔א תִּמְלָאֵ֣מוֹ תִּמָּלֵ֑א תִּמָּלֵ֑אִי תִּמָּלֵ֣א תִמָּלֵ֥א תִמָּלֵֽא׃ תמלא תמלא׃ תמלאי תמלאמו תמלאנה ’ă·mal·lê ’ămallê ’im·mā·lə·’āh ’immālə’āh amalLe bim·lō·wṯ bimLot bimlōwṯ chimLot ham·lê·’îm ham·mal·’îm hamlê’îm hamleIm hammal’îm hammalIm haṯ·mal·lê hatmalLe haṯmallê immalAh ḵim·lō·wṯ kim·lōṯ kimLot kimlōṯ ḵimlōwṯ lə·mal·lê lə·mal·lō·wṯ lə·mal·lōṯ lemalLe ləmallê lemalLot ləmallōṯ ləmallōwṯ mā·lê mā·lê- mā·lə·’āh mā·lê·’ū mā·lə·’ū mā·lê·ṯā mā·lê·ṯî mā·lū mal’ū mal·’ū mal·lê malAh maLe mālê mālê- mālə’āh mālê’ū mālə’ū maLeta mālêṯā maLeti mālêṯî maLeu malLe mallê malU mālū mə·lā·’ōw mə·lê mə·lê·’āh mə·lê·’îm mə·lōṯ mə·mal·lê mə·mul·lā·’îm məlā’ōw melaO meLe məlê məlê’āh məlê’îm meleAh meleIm meLot məlōṯ memalLe məmallê məmullā’îm memullaIm mil’ū mil’ūhā mil’ūḵ mil·’ū mil·’ū·hā mil·’ūḵ mil·lā mil·lê mil·lê- mil·lê·nū mil·lê·ṯā mil·lê·ṯā·nî mil·lê·ṯem mil·lê·ṯî mil·lê·ṯîḵ mil·lê·ṯîw milLa millā milLe millê millê- milLenu millênū milleTa millêṯā milleTani millêṯānî milleTem millêṯem milLeti millêṯî milleTich millêṯîḵ milleTiv millêṯîw milU milUch milUha nə·mal·lê nemalLe nəmallê nim·lā- nimla nimlā- tə·mal·lê ṯə·mal·lê tə·mal·le·nāh temalLe təmallê ṯəmallê temalLenah təmallenāh tim·lā·’ê·mōw tim·mā·lê ṯim·mā·lê tim·mā·lê·’î timlā’êmōw timlaEmov timmaLe timmālê ṯimmālê timmālê’î timmaLei ū·ḇim·lō·wṯ ū·ḇim·lōṯ ū·lə·mal·’ām ū·lə·mal·lê- ū·mā·lə·’āh ū·mā·lə·’ū ū·mal·’ū ū·mal·lê ū·mil·’ū ū·mil·’ū·hā ū·mil·lê ū·mil·lê·ṯā ū·mil·lê·ṯem ū·mil·lê·ṯî ūḇimlōṯ ūḇimlōwṯ ūləmal’ām ulemalAm ulemalle ūləmallê- ūmal’ū umalAh ūmālə’āh ūmālə’ū umalLe ūmallê uMalU ūmil’ū ūmil’ūhā umilLe ūmillê umilleTa ūmillêṯā umilleTem ūmillêṯem umilleTi ūmillêṯî umilU umilUha uvimLot vaamalEhu vaamalLe vaiyimleU vaiyimmaLe vattemalLe vattemalLenah vattimmaLe vattimmalI vaymalLe vaymalU vaymalUm vehammalIm veyimmaLe veyimmalU vimalLe wa’ămal’êhū wā’ămallê wa·’ă·mal·’ê·hū wā·’ă·mal·lê wat·tə·mal·lê wat·tə·mal·lê- wat·tə·mal·le·nāh wat·tim·mā·lê wat·tim·mā·lə·’î wattəmallê wattəmallê- wattəmallenāh wattimmālê wattimmālə’î way·mal·’ū way·mal·’ū- way·mal·’ūm way·mal·lê way·mal·lê- way·yim·lə·’ū way·yim·lə·’ū- way·yim·mā·lê waymal’ū waymal’ū- waymal’ūm waymallê waymallê- wayyimlə’ū wayyimlə’ū- wayyimmālê wə·ham·mal·’îm wə·yim·mā·lê wə·yim·mā·lə·’ū wəhammal’îm wəyimmālê wəyimmālə’ū wî·mal·lê wîmallê yə·mal·lê yə·mal·lê·’ū yə·mal·lêh yemalLe yəmallê yəmallê’ū yemalLeh yəmallêh yemalLeu yim·lə·’ū yim·mā·lê yim·mā·lê- yim·mā·lə·’ū yim·mā·lə·’ūn yimlə’ū yimleU yimmaLe yimmālê yimmālê- yimmālə’ū yimmālə’ūn yimmalU yimmalUn yiṯ·mal·lā·’ūn yiṯmallā’ūn yitmallaUn