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מֵן

«מֵן» in the Tanakh dictionary: string — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 2 times · Key: 4482 · BDB: מֵן

Glosses

stringed.instrument (1); stringed.instruments (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

string tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

string tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.] string (of harp) (prob. loan-word from Aramaic ܡܶܢܬܳܐ, hair, string PS 2163); pl. מִנִּים ψ 150:4, so also prob. 45:9 (read מִנִּים for MT מִנִּי, cf. Che Bae We > Ges§ 87, 1. b Hup al., who think מִנִּי an apoc. pl.)

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (13 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (9 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «מֵן» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Psalms 150:4

הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְתֹ֣ף וּמָח֑וֹל הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּמִנִּ֥ים וְעוּגָֽב׃

Word for word: praise him with tambourine and dancing praise him with stringed.instruments and flute

JPS 1917: Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and the pipe.

Psalms 45:9

מֹר־וַאֲהָל֣וֹת קְ֭צִיעוֹת כָּל־בִּגְדֹתֶ֑יךָ מִֽן־הֵ֥יכְלֵי שֵׁ֝֗ן מִנִּ֥י שִׂמְּחֽוּךָ׃

Word for word: [are].myrrh and aloes cassia(s) all clothes your from palaces of.ivory stringed.instrument they have.made.you.glad

JPS 1917: Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

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