Bible Lexicons

מָנַע to keep back, to restrain ([“Arab. مذع Chald. id.”], cogn. are מָאַן, and Ethiop. መነነ፡ to reject, to cast aside. [“The primary syllable is נע, which has a negative force; see נוֹא.” Thes.]) Ezekiel 31:15, וָאֶמְנַע נַהֲרוֹתֶיהָ “and I will restrain its floods.”

(1) followed by מִן, to restrain from any thing; 1 Samuel 25:26, 34 1 Samuel 25:34, אֲשֶׁר מְנָעַנִי מֵהָרַע אֹתָךְ “who has restrained me from doing thee evil;” Jeremiah 2:25, מִנְעִי רַנְלֵךְ מִיָּחֵף “withhold thy foot from being unshod,” do not so hasten as to loose thy shoes, Jerem. 31:16.

(2) Followed by an acc. of thing, and מִן of pers. to withhold any thing from any one, Genesis 30:2, אֲשֶׁר מָנַע מִמֵּךְ פְּרִי־בֶטֶן “who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb,” 2 Samuel 13:13; 1 Kings 20:7; Job 22:7 followed by לְּ of pers. Psalms 84:12, etc. In the same sense is said מָנַע פּ׳ מִן Numbers 24:11; Ecclesiastes 2:10.

Niphal.

(1) to be withheld, hindered; Jerem. 3:3, reflex. to let oneself be hindered; Numbers 22:16, followed by מִן with an inf.

(2) to be taken away, followed by מִן Job 38:15. Hence pr.n. יִמְנָע, תִּמְנָע.

אֶ֭מְנַע אֶמְנַ֥ע אמנע וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה וְיִמָּנַ֣ע וַיִּמָּנְע֣וּ וָֽאֶמְנַע֙ ואמנע וימנע וימנעו וימנענה יִמְנַע־ יִמְנָעֵ֖נִי ימנע־ ימנעני מְנַ֥ע מְנָעֲךָ֤ מְנָעֲךָ֥ מְנָעַ֔נִי מִנְעִ֤י מָנְע֥וּ מָנַ֖עְתִּי מָנַ֣עְתָּ מָנַ֥ע מָנַ֥עְתָּ מָנַ֨עְתִּי מֹ֣נֵֽעַ מֹנֵ֥עַ מנע מנעו מנעי מנעך מנעני מנעת מנעתי נִמְנַ֛ע נמנע תִּֽמְנַֽע־ תִּמְנַ֣ע תִּמְנַ֥ע תִּמְנַע־ תִמָּנַ֖ע תמנע תמנע־ ’em·na‘ ’emna‘ Emna mā·na‘ mā·na‘·tā mā·na‘·tî mā·nə·‘ū maNa māna‘ māna‘tā māna‘tî maNata maNati mānə‘ū maneU mə·na‘ mə·nā·‘ă·ḵā mə·nā·‘a·nî meNa məna‘ mənā‘ăḵā mənā‘anî menaaCha menaAni min‘î min·‘î minI mō·nê·a‘ Monea mōnêa‘ nim·na‘ nimNa nimna‘ ṯim·mā·na‘ tim·na‘ tim·na‘- timmaNa ṯimmāna‘ timna timna‘ timna‘- vaemNa vaiyimmaneU veyimmaNa veyimnaEnnah wā’emna‘ wā·’em·na‘ way·yim·mā·nə·‘ū wayyimmānə‘ū wə·yim·mā·na‘ wə·yim·nā·‘en·nāh wəyimmāna‘ wəyimnā‘ennāh yim·na‘- yim·nā·‘ê·nî yimna yimna‘- yimnā‘ênî yimnaEni