H4503 - מִנְחָה (minchâh)

H4503 מִנְחָה (minchâh) min-khaw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

offering

Strong's Definition

a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow;

KJV Usage: gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.

TWOT Reference: 1214a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering

1a) gift, present

1b) tribute

1c) offering (to God)

1d) grain offering

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1435 G2378 G3131 G3646 G4376

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

: offering/sacrifice 1) gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering 1a) gift, present 1b) tribute 1c) offering (to God) 1d) grain offering

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מִנְחָה minchâh BDB Definition: 1) gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering 1a) gift, present 1b) tribute 1c) offering (to God) 1d) grain offering Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow Same Word by TWOT Number: 1214a Total KJV Occurrences: 211

Bible Occurrences (194)

4:3 4:4 4:5 32:13 32:18 32:20 32:21 33:10 43:11 43:15 43:25 43:26

29:41 30:9 40:29

2:1 2:3 2:4 2:5 2:6 2:7 2:8 2:9 2:10 2:11 2:13 2:14 2:15 5:13 6:14 6:15 6:20 6:21 6:23 7:9 7:10 7:37 9:4 9:17 10:12 14:10 14:20 14:21 14:31 23:13 23:16 23:18 23:37

4:16 5:15 5:18 5:25 5:26 6:15 6:17 7:13 7:19 7:25 7:31 7:37 7:43 7:49 7:55 7:61 7:67 7:73 7:79 7:87 8:8 15:4 15:6 15:9 15:24 16:15 18:9 28:5 28:8 28:9 28:12 28:13 28:20 28:26 28:28 28:31 29:3 29:6 29:9 29:11 29:14 29:16 29:18 29:19 29:21 29:22 29:24 29:25 29:27 29:28 29:30 29:31 29:33 29:34 29:37 29:38 29:39

22:23 22:29

3:15 3:17 3:18 6:18 13:19 13:23

2:17 2:29 3:14 10:27 26:19

8:2 8:6

4:21 8:64 10:25 18:29 18:36

3:20 8:8 8:9 16:13 16:15 17:3 17:4 20:12

16:29 18:2 18:6 21:23 23:29

7:7 9:24 17:5 17:11 26:8 32:23

9:4 9:5

10:33 13:5 13:9

20:3 40:6 45:12 72:10 96:8 141:2

1:13 19:21 39:1 43:23 57:6 66:3 66:20

14:12 17:26 33:18 41:5

42:13 44:29 45:15 45:17 45:24 45:25 46:5 46:7 46:11 46:14 46:15 46:20

9:21 9:27

10:6

1:9 1:13 2:14

5:22 5:25

3:10

1:10 1:11 1:13 2:12 2:13 3:3 3:4

Genesis 4:3

So in the course of time -, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,

Genesis 4:4

while Abel... brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

Genesis 4:5

but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.

Genesis 32:13

[Jacob] spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected... a gift for his brother Esau:

Genesis 32:18

then you are to say, They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift, sent to my lord Esau. And behold,... [Jacob] is behind us.

Genesis 32:20

You are also to say, Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us. For he thought, I will appease [Esau] with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.

Genesis 32:21

So [Jacob’s] gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp.

Genesis 33:10

But Jacob insisted, No, please! If... I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For... indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.